I was taken by William Burroughs’ presence and intelligence from the first time I was introduced to him, by Lester Bangs in 1975. He was thrilling to….

The New York waiter ... knows more than you do about everything. He disapproves of your taste in food and clothing, your gauche manners, your miserli….

A final reminder. Whenever you are in Paris at twilight in the early summer, return to the Seine and watch the evening sky close slowly on a last str….

The best way to get around in New York is to be both rich and patient..

Go slow. If you have the time for eight countries, take five. If you're rushed to take five, take three..

Here I stand, hobbled in a sack of doom, determined to tear out of it, knowing that I will..