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.

Progressivism is usually seen as a stepping back from individualism into a progressive community...

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

Art doesn't exist if you just do what you're told. It only exists as an exercise of individual taste and freedom.

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

I have reared, or helped to rear, five children and the scariest bit, bar none, is the learning to drive part. It has filled me with anxiety not only about the children, but also about my former self and my friends.

Men are competent in groups that mimic the playground, incompetent in groups that mimic the family