...what I write is smarter than I am. Because I can rewrite it.
Images are more real than anyone could have supposed.
What pornography is really about, ultimately, isn't sex but death.
One of the author's most ancient roles is to call the community to account for its hypocrisies and bad faith.
A family's photograph album is generally about the extended family and, often, is all that remains of it.
What I expect from writers-and from myself as a writer-is to articulate a complex view of things. To incite us to be more compassionate. To orchestrate our mourning. And to celebrate ecstasy.