When Toni Morrison said 'write the book you want to read,' she didn't mean everybody.

Any artist who has that quality of timelessness has that quality because they tell the truth.

China is not a great idea: capitalism and a dictator. It's like the two worst possible things you could imagine together. It's a very bad idea.

To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.

If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

I just write when fear overtakes me.