Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.

I like commas. I detest semi-colons — I don’t think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found I didn’t need them, they were fly-specks on the page.

I worry about images. Images are what things mean.

A book begins as a private excitement of the mind.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

It was evident to him that the world composed and recomposed itself constantly in an endless process of dissatisfaction.