The Black Situation Has Changed.

I've Had A Tough Time With Pynchon. I Liked Him Very Much When I First Read Him. I Liked Him Less With Each Book. He Got Denser And More Complex In A Way That Didn't Really Pay Off.

When Somebody Asks Me What I Do, I Don't Think I'd Say Critic. I Say Writer.

My Assignment Is What Every Writer's Assignment Is: Tell The Truth Of His Own Time.

Faulkner Turned Out To Be A Great Teacher. When A Student Asked A Question Ineptly, He Answered The Question With What The Student Had Really Wanted To Know.

One More Recent Novelist To Come Along Is Cormac Mccarthy. Him, I Like.