Nobody believes this, but I write very fast.

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

Someday a political genius will come along and make the Senate work.

I sometimes feel that if your book sells more than 20 years, then there's something in it that you can say, gee, I did something that endures, that's timeless

My predictions are notably inaccurate

There's a theory, and I think the theory is right, that in order to make a change you've got to make the whole language of the page harmonious. Well, that's a lot easier with a computer.

I like new ballets because they're totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it's pretty great to have a new experience.