America was and is the immigrant's dream.

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The language of my books has shaped me as a man.

The language of my books has shaped me as a man.

I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to...

I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to...

Men with secrets tend to be drawn to each other, not because they want to...

Men with secrets tend to be drawn to each other, not because they want to...

Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we...

Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we...

I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound...

I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound...

There's never a dearth of reasons to shoot at the President.

There's never a dearth of reasons to shoot at the President.

I quit my job just to quit. I didn't quit my job to write fiction....

I quit my job just to quit. I didn't quit my job to write fiction....

I felt Joyce was an influence on my fiction, but in a very general way,...

I felt Joyce was an influence on my fiction, but in a very general way,...

American writers ought to stand and live in the margins, and be more dangerous.

American writers ought to stand and live in the margins, and be more dangerous.

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz,...

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz,...

The future belongs to crowds

The future belongs to crowds

I embarked on my life - I didn't do anything. I don't have an explanation.

I embarked on my life - I didn't do anything. I don't have an explanation.

I've always seen myself in sentences. I begin to recognize myself, word by word, as...

I've always seen myself in sentences. I begin to recognize myself, word by word, as...

I've always liked being relatively obscure. I feel that's where I belong, that's where my...

I've always liked being relatively obscure. I feel that's where I belong, that's where my...

Silence, exile, cunning and so on... it's my nature to keep quiet about most things....

Silence, exile, cunning and so on... it's my nature to keep quiet about most things....

In the face of technology, everything becomes a little atavistic.

In the face of technology, everything becomes a little atavistic.

Hardship makes the world obscure.

Hardship makes the world obscure.

A Catholic is raised with the idea that he will die any minute now and...

A Catholic is raised with the idea that he will die any minute now and...

Rushdie is a hostage.

Rushdie is a hostage.