Every gift is held by two hands: the one that gives, and the one that takes away.

- Tony D'Souza

Discipline is what makes a writer. If writing was like lifting weights, then I'd look like Mr. Universe. Write every day. Give the Muse a chance to g…

- Tony D'Souza

When I grew up in the early '90s, the new World Wide Web felt like a gimmick, and I had no idea of the changes in store. In the summers, I'd backpack…

- Tony D'Souza

I once waited on Sean Connery. A long time ago. This was at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. They closed down the restaurant for him, and when he w…

- Tony D'Souza

The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It…

- Tony D'Souza

Nicaragua is a World Bank and International Monetary Fund designated "heavily indebted poor country," with little legal ability to control its econom…

- Tony D'Souza

I should be writing a poem every morning but I'm not.

- Tony D'Souza

In a way, 'On the Road''s greatest victory is that nobody's eyes will be opened any longer by reading it; the last time I met any young people who we…

- Tony D'Souza

When I first read 'On the Road,' it helped me figure out how to live against the grain. Now I wonder how to be subversive when the subversive has bec…

- Tony D'Souza