Depending on the reality one must face, one may prefer to opt for illusion.

Ours was not a political household, when I was growing up.

I notice when I'm on these trips, I read like mad. It's the only thing that seems to center me, bring me back to remembering who I am. Or forgetting who I am!

To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to have some kind of guiding principle. A belief of some kind

Riding the train gives him too much time to think, he has decided. Too much thinking can ruin you.

Writers don't write to inform other people, they write to find out something themselves.

Make notes—I’ve lost more material than I’ve ever written. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not still up there in one’s brain. It’s in outer space and it ain’t coming back.