There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.

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.

After working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but it emphasized writing style, and afterwards I was asked to write my first book.

Almost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances.

Books are the ultimate way for writers to reach immortality.

Often, what you see in the media is driven by economic forces.

The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion.