For most people, there are only two places in the world. Where they live and their TV set. If a thing happens on television, we have every right to find it fascinating, whatever it is.

Everything I've stated may prove to be total poppycock.... Perhaps time will tell. Perhaps time will do nothing of the kind.

The less there was to see, the harder he looked, the more he saw. (Point Omega)

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.

There is no lie in war or preparation of war that can't be defended.

One connection I see between novelists and terrorists is that we both attempt to alter consciousness.

Do people still shoot at presidents? I thought there were more stimulating targets.' (20)