I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter.

My interest is in power. How power works.

My predictions are notably inaccurate

Robert Moses wasn't elected to anything. We're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected. He had more power than anyone, and he held it for 48 years

Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.

As you get older, you sometimes feel that it's harder and harder to get something new and wonderful to come into your life.

I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter.