Time seems to me a drift, a shifting of sand. And my mind is shifting with it. I am wearing away.
E. L. DoctorowWhen I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences.
E. L. DoctorowThe theory for admitting accomplice testimony that is uncorroborated is that conspiracy is by its nature secretive and that only the parties to it can know it occurred. But in practice this means the accomplice's guilt is modified to the degree that he can convict the defendant.
E. L. DoctorowWe're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy.
E. L. Doctorow