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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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...

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

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

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...

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....

Rushdie is a hostage.

Rushdie is a hostage.

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

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

The future belongs to crowds

The future belongs to crowds

People will always make comparisons.

People will always make comparisons.

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...

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

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

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....

Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in...

Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in...

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 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.

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...

The future belongs to crowds.

The future belongs to crowds.

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...

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.

It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration...

It's no accident that my first novel was called Americana. This was a private declaration...

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.