Maybe there is no good God. But there is definitely a devil, and his predominant passion is the religion of Protestant fundamentalists. I believe my country is beginning to resemble a theocracy. Using television, the evangelists raise appalling amounts of money which they then invest in the election of mentally disabled obscurantists.

Obviously I'm in favor of protecting the rights of everybody: gay, black, women, what have you, American Indians.

Never offend an enemy in a small way.

The creation of a work of art, like an act of love, is our one small 'yes' at the center of a vast 'no.'

I have been saying for the some time now that America has only one party - the property party. It's the party of big corporation, the party of money. It has two right wings; one is Democrat and the other is Republican.

If you want to rise in politics in the United States, there is one subject you must stay away from, and that is politics.

The Americans only like things they can label, even if it kills them. Think of those poor Latin American writers. Some of them are very good. But the "magical realism" label has absolutely ruined them. The critics are like tourists who return from a trip saying they've "done" Machu Picchu: "Okay, we've done magical realism," so now we can throw it out.