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

Quote by Don DeLillo

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Thousands stand and chant. Around them in the world, people ride escalators going up and...

Thousands stand and chant. Around them in the world, people ride escalators going up and...

I think a playwright realizes after he finishes working on the script that this is...

I think a playwright realizes after he finishes working on the script that this is...

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...

America was and is the immigrant's dream.

America was and is the immigrant's dream.

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,...

People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of...

People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of...

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

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

When you try to unravel something you've written, you belittle it in a way. It...

When you try to unravel something you've written, you belittle it in a way. It...

May the days be aimless. Do not advance action according to a plan.

May the days be aimless. Do not advance action according to a plan.

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.

The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of...

The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of...

There's a connection between the advances that are made in technology and the sense of...

There's a connection between the advances that are made in technology and the sense of...

I think there is a sense of last things in my work that probably comes...

I think there is a sense of last things in my work that probably comes...

Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

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...

True terror is a language and a vision. There is a deep narrative structure to...

True terror is a language and a vision. There is a deep narrative structure to...

The future belongs to crowds

The future belongs to crowds

People who are powerless make an open theater of violence.

People who are powerless make an open theater of violence.

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...

If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead....

If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead....