Christianity is such a silly religion.

Writing when you are already very old means you have lived through the endings of so many things, you are more aware of the shape life takes. You begin to know Death, you've been close to it. But youth can barely imagine the end of this journey.

First coffee, then a bowel movement. Then the Muse joins me.

The whole point to American journalism is what ought to be true is true.

I look into my own black heart.

I like Italy. I was always at home there, it's a marvelous place to become invisible. Nobody bothers you and nobody is interested in you and I find that very good for work.

Art is not a democracy, in fact art is the enemy of democracy