I would never write about anyone who is not at the end of his rope.

I don't believe less is more. I believe that more is more. I believe that less is less, fat fat, thin thin and enough is enough.

I would never write about anyone who is not at the end of his rope.

Writing is an exercise in sculpture, chipping away at the rock until you find the nose.

The furthest out is the only place to be.

Life's tallest order is to keep the feelings up, to make two dollars' worth of euphoria go the distance. And life can't do that. So fiction does.

But it's hard to talk about art. Maybe there should be a law against it, some First Amendment gag order like crying fire in a crowded theater.