True terror is a language and a vision. There is a deep narrative structure to terrorist acts, and they infiltrate and alter consciousness in ways that writers used to aspire to.

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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...

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

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

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...

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

For me, writing is a concentrated form of thinking.

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...

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.

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...

The future belongs to crowds

The future belongs to crowds

Rushdie is a hostage.

Rushdie is a hostage.

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...

People who are powerless make an open theater of violence.

People who are powerless make an open theater of violence.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

In the face of technology, everything becomes a little atavistic.

In the face of technology, everything becomes a little atavistic.

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....

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...

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 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...