When I was 12 years old, someone took me to see Martha Graham. It was nothing like what I thought of as serious dancing and even then I knew I was having a great experience. It was as if somebody was moving through space like no one ever did before.

Raymond Carver is good. I think he'll be appreciated more and more. He's an easy writer to imitate.

When I was 12 years old, someone took me to see Martha Graham. It was nothing like what I thought of as serious dancing and even then I knew I was having a great experience. It was as if somebody was moving through space like no one ever did before.

When all of us are forgotten, people will still be remembering Stephen King.

I gave up writing blurbs because you make one friend and 200 enemies.

I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love.

The black situation has changed. They finally realized they're Americans.