I believe my friends think I'm funny. All the books are full of humor. Maybe it is a quiet sort of humor that masquerades as not-much-at-all. It is certainly easy to miss.

If Americans are to read something that is difficult, they will only do so supposing they will be admired for having done it.

I want to say less, and it's easier to say less.

Different times and different structures make more sense at one point in life than at another.

I don't start with an idea or concept in the sense that I flesh out an idea or concept and set it at the center of something.

I'm confused, and brilliant books help me to be less so.

We tire differently if we love or love not.