The art of the novel is to arrive at that artless point where your characters become more real than yourself.
I don't want to retire. I'm not that good at crossword puzzles
Chicago was a town where nobody could forget how the money was made. It was picked up from floors still slippery with blood.
Los Angeles is a constellation of plastic.
I hate everything which is not in myself.
God is a creator, not a law giver.