I really gave up being passionate about politics 10, 15, 20 years ago, because I think finally that there were forces in the country that are larger than politics itself. And so I find it a fascinating game, this wonderful stuff goes on in terms of watching the game. But If you get to down it, look, I`m going to root for someone, I`ll root at a football game, not for politicians.

Television is coitus interruptus brought into aesthetics.

There is probably no heterosexual alive who is not preoccupied with his latent homosexuality.

Existentialism is the kind of philosophy that makes for legendary children.

Over-certified adjectives are the mark of most best-seller writing

America is a hurricane, and the only people who do not hear the sound are those fortunate if incredibly stupid and smug White Protestants who live in the center, in the serene eye of the big wind.

When a novel comes, it's a grace. Something in the cosmos has forgiven you long enough so that you can start.