I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all.

I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot.

I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them.

If the novelist shares his or her problems with the characters, he or she is able to study his personal unconscious.

The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you'll never be unhappy again.

I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry.

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.