Silence, exile, cunning and so on... it's my nature to keep quiet about most things. Even the ideas in my work.

Quote by Don DeLillo

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One truth is the swing of the sentence, the beat and poise, but down deeper...

One truth is the swing of the sentence, the beat and poise, but down deeper...

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...

Every sentence has a truth waiting at the end of it and the writer learns...

Every sentence has a truth waiting at the end of it and the writer learns...

In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's...

In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's...

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...

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

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

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

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...

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...

Rushdie is a hostage.

Rushdie is a hostage.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the...

There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the...

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.

If we consider that all we deal with represents constantly changing sub-microscopic, interrelated processes which...

If we consider that all we deal with represents constantly changing sub-microscopic, interrelated processes which...

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any...

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any...

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

Love and respect woman. Look to her not only for comfort, but for strength and...

Love and respect woman. Look to her not only for comfort, but for strength and...