Whatever is not commonly seen is condemned as alien.

I don't mind solitude. I love talking to other people, but I do need my space.

Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.

There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?

When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when their colony was very small, only a few Chinese.

Books are the ultimate way for writers to reach immortality.

Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.