I am born hungry. Ravenous. I want to eat the world, and I can never be satiated.

That's what tyrants do, I guess. They make you covet their attention; they make you confuse attention for mercy.

It is a capital insult in this country not to make love to a naked woman, even if she is related to you.

American fiction is good. It would be nice if somebody read it.

My mother cranes her neck. Her ability to be fascinated by things is her best gift to me.

If you're not fascinated by Korea yet, you damn well should be. The most innovative country on earth deserves a hilarious and poignant account on the order of Euny Hong's The Birth of Korean Cool. Her phat beats got Gangnam Style and then some.

I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist.