America still is the center of the world, and what happens in the American economy matters everywhere.

I think writers are excited by stupidity and bad behavior, generally.

Tennis: the most perfect combination of athleticism, artistry, power, style, and wit. A beautiful game, but one so remorselessly travestied by the passage of time.

I'm not interested in making a diagnostic novel or a concern. I'm 100 percent committed in fiction to the pleasure principle - that's what fiction is, and should be.

You can kill time in a number of ways but it always depends on the kind of time you're fighting: some time is unkillable, immortal

America still is the center of the world, and what happens in the American economy matters everywhere.

Your purpose when driving is not to arrive at your destination safely or quickly. Your purpose when driving is...to impress your personality on the road.