Ultimately, it's about the quality of the writing whatever style you are writing.

I never could get a proper job.

I don't take much notice of reviews now - obviously you'd like to have straight worship but you're never going to get that.

The way British publishing works is that you go from not being published no matter how good you are, to being published no matter how bad you are.

The greatest danger of being gifted, is that you may never learn how to make an effort.

Miami, in many ways, is a quintessentially American city. The juxtaposition of showy wealth with dire pennilessness, the tussle of glitz and decay doesnt come any more marked than here.

Why is erasing desire seen as so important? If the subjugation of the self is the point of the self what's the point in having a self? It's like someone handing you a leaflet which says throw this leaflet away.