My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts of ways, a wicked wit.

Any genuine work of art generates new work.

The death of God left the angels in a strange position.

The important thing is the educational experience itself — how to survive it.

Write about what you're afraid of.

Succeed! It has been done, and with a stupidity that can astound the most experienced.

How can you be alienated without first having been connected?