I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I am an inexpensive guest. When one lives in another's home he can enter into the psychic kingdom of that person.

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The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship...

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship...

I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a...

I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a...

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.

A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the...

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the...

In my photographs it is apparent that there was no posing at the moment I...

In my photographs it is apparent that there was no posing at the moment I...

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can...

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can...

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.

Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited...

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited...

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to...

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to...

Physical comfort has nothing to do with any other comfort.

Physical comfort has nothing to do with any other comfort.

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest...

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest...

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this...

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this...

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part...

There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part...

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit...

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit...

I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average...

I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average...