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

Quote by Don DeLillo

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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....

Rushdie is a hostage.

Rushdie is a hostage.

The modern meaning of life's end-when does it end? How does it end? How should...

The modern meaning of life's end-when does it end? How does it end? How should...

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.

America was and is the immigrant's dream.

America was and is the immigrant's dream.

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 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...

I slept for four years. I didn't study much of anything. I majored in something...

I slept for four years. I didn't study much of anything. I majored in something...

Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies.

Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies.

I watch movies occasionally, and I watch documentaries. Virtually nothing else.

I watch movies occasionally, and I watch documentaries. Virtually nothing else.

I saw a photograph of a wedding conducted by Reverend Moon of the Unification Church....

I saw a photograph of a wedding conducted by Reverend Moon of the Unification Church....

Years ago I used to think it was possible for a novelist to alter the...

Years ago I used to think it was possible for a novelist to alter the...

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've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.

I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.

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

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

People will always make comparisons.

People will always make comparisons.

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

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...

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

Life becomes precious and more special to us when we look for the little everyday...

Life becomes precious and more special to us when we look for the little everyday...

Those people, who hate you, envy your freedom.

Those people, who hate you, envy your freedom.