There are these two kinds of patriotism. There's blind patriotism, unflagging patriotism. And then there's the patriotism that says I live in a democracy and it's very important for the health and the life of this democracy that it get better all the time, not get worse.

I think the internet is the greatest waste of time since masturbation was discovered.

The sense of a long last night over civilization is back again.

Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day.

The true religion of America has always been America.

Great sex is apocalyptic. There is no such thing as great sex unless you have an apocalyptic moment.

I respect most boxers because they're violent people who learned to discipline themselves ... a good boxer is an artist ... Boxing is existential - some fights are better than others.