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I Was Fortunate To Get A Lot Of Mileage Out Of My Vices . . . The Point Is Not To Be Debilitated By Your Pleasures. Maybe I Have Lucky Genes Or Something But I've Never Been Truly Addicted To Anything, Except Pleasure In General.

Great Minds Sink Alike, Right?

Most Novelists I Know Went Through A Period Of Intense Self-examination And Self-loathing After The Terrorist Attacks On The World Trade Center. I Certainly Did.

The Capacity For Friendship Is God's Way Of Apologizing For Our Families.

"socialist" Is The Nastiest Thing You Can Say About An American Politician In Some Quarters.