I have beliefs, of course, like everyone-but I don't always believe in them.

My first love was reading, which inspired me to write.

When one crosses over from an activity, or the verb, of writing or doing, and becomes a noun, like "a writer" I think that is an act of supreme self-consciousness that I've never, in effect, made. I write, but I don't like to think of myself as a writer. I think it's somewhat self-aggrandizing and pretentious. Now, I am a teacher.

I'm very American in the sense of being an explorer. America is filled with people who are interested in exploring landscapes, either external or internal. A westward nation of explorers.

I am the presence standing here at this juncture of Time & Space- who else?

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.