I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.

It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American consciousness, and in my own life.

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with everyone, which means with no one.

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit card changed the shape of life in the United States.

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation.

In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul.

Lovers are not snails; they don't have to protrude from their shells and meet each other halfway. Meet me within your own self.