He Speaks In Your Voice,

I Saw A Photograph Of A Wedding Conducted By Reverend Moon Of The Unification Church. I Wanted To Understand This Event, And The Only Way To Understand It Was To Write About It.

Even When You Self-destruct, You Want To Fail More, Lose More, Die More Than Others, Stink More Than Others.

It's No Accident That My First Novel Was Called Americana. This Was A Private Declaration Of Independence, A Statement Of My Intention To Use The Whole Picture, The Whole Culture.

The Family Was An Art ... And The Dinner Table Was The Place It Found Expression.

It Occurred To Me That Eating Is The Only Form Of Professionalism Most People Ever Attain.