I'm an only child and an American and am wholly in favor of uniqueness of voice in everything, especially music and writing.

Genre categorization is a capitalist (rather than artistic) thing, a symptom of marketing and major-chain bookshelf placement.

Having a voice unlike another means you've "found yourself" as a writer.

I don't have a philosophy. I have an instinct. I accept stuff that I like.

The Internet is perfect for delivering large blocks of text to people throughout the world for free. That's a plus. The downside is the ADD, the Internet-addled Attention Deficit Disorder.

The Web ultimately is a medium used by real offline people, and as such, it'll probably be whatever we are.

There's a ton of good art and music and writing out there offline among a ton of trash, and the same goes with what's online.

If you want to change things in the USA it's best not to spend all your time writing but to take action against the ol' sea of troubles.

Online writing is supplementary, complementary, another part of the whole, something that's only as important as one's investment in it.

The problem with the term "The New Fiction" is that the fiction will inevitably be old. The same could have been said about the work of any generation of writers.

America's all about the various voices, right? When we all speak with a common voice we verge on fascism, which is militaristic, and fundamentally anti-American.

I am a religious person, although I am not a believer.

there are men who are ancient and determined enemies of the Church of Rome who live in perpetual hope of its destruction

A diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure.

Sudden friendship sure repentance.

Graduation speeches force you to reflect. They are about consciousness. Nothing is better than consciousness.

My mom gave me a Chanel dress when I was younger. I felt special. I think anybody feels special in Chanel.

You have to transmit to them what its like being in the theater. And it has to come from somewhere inside you and not by being like what somebody did last year.

Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?

I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.

It is clear to me that the financial sector, including CNBC, loves central banks