Reading time is precious. Don't waste it. Reading bad books, or books that are wrong for a certain time in your life, can dangerously turn you off the activity altogether.

One of my problems with terrorism is that it's self-evidently bad. The main thing that makes it complicated is the fact that it works. When you go at it with a moral hammer, it's really, really bad. It's so bad you wouldn't believe it because you don't accomplish anything. I think the one thing terrorists themselves are vulnerable to is mockery. It's an excellent weapon.

Kevin was a shell game in which all three cups were empty.

In a country that doesn't discriminate between fame and infamy, the latter presents itself as plainly more achievable.

Lovers communicate not inside sentences, but between them. Passion lurks within interstice. It is grouting rather than bricks.

It was important to me to put together a future history that would scan, and serve as the backdrop to the domestic story. Economics is really what drives the plot.

The secret is that there is no secret.