I can tell from about 20 yards away when someone has a manuscript for me. I can just tell - they have that look..

As far as what I do, my value as a writer is certainly not to try to recapitulate a 19th century form. Certain styles of narrative don't conform to m….

I think as I have gotten older, my feelings about my role in the culture as a writer, and me specifically, has changed, and has become more degraded ….

Sometimes I think my purpose is as a saboteur when I'm working with other people, derailing what they're trying to do or taking things to a ludicrous….