Good intentions are wicked! As far as I can see, all they lead to are lies and delusions.

As soon as you bring up money, I notice, conversation gets sociological, then political, then moral.

Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially in the red states.

I was asked by an editor to consider writing something about an American inventor. I asked him if he knew who invented the computer. He said he didn't. In that case, I told him, I should write a book about John Vincent Atanasoff.

Some people do wait their whole lives for something, and it's only when that thing arrives that they find out that they've been waiting rather than living.

I love to write about sex. You just have to make it idiosyncratic. You have to have a strong comprehension of your characters, and write it from their point of view. It's really fun. It's not erotic.

With preference came point of view; with point of view, personality; with personality, uniqueness; with uniqueness, grief.