The past was so past it hurt.

There is no right or wrong reading of Naked Lunch, though some readings are more common, and thus Burroughs commercial is not the issue.

I love comic books and always did as a kid.

I think literature is best when it's voicing what we would prefer not to talk about.

There’s something really rich and powerful in not talking about what you need to talk about sometimes.

I judged about a zillion awards this year so Ive been reading a lot of books that just came out.

I think first-person narrators should be complex, because otherwise the first-person is too shallow and predictable. I like a first-person narrator who can't totally be trusted.