I never would start writing before midnight and I would finish at, like, seven in the morning.

I am not... totally unreceptive to colour providing it makes its appearance quietly, deferentially, and without undue fanfare.

Commercials and sometimes other guests - it's the down side of TV. Other people - it's the downside of life in general.

There's too much democracy in the culture, not enough in the society.

There are some short essays that are very grave, and most contemporary novels are lighter than air.

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.

Notoriously insensitive to subtle shifts in mood, children will persist in discussing the color of a recently sighted cement-mixer long after one's own interest in the topic has waned.