It's true that some of us become better writers by living long enough. But this is also how we become worse writers. The trick is to die in between.
Don DeLilloSometimes I see something so moving I know Iām not supposed to linger. See it and leave. If you stay too long, you wear out the wordless shock. Love it and trust it and leave.
Don DeLilloIf any art form can accommodate contemporary culture, it's the novel. It's so malleable - it can incorporate essays, poetry, film. Maybe the challenge for the novelist is to stretch his art and his language, to the point where it can finally describe what's happening around him.
Don DeLillo