Vladimir Nabokov said the two great evils of the 20th century were Marx and Freud. He was absolutely correct.

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Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled....

Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled....

I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're...

I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're...

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos.

When tempest tossed, embrace chaos.

Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.

Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.

A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.

A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.

I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down...

I think it's the people who have no doubt that every word they put down...

In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If...

In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If...

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine...

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine...

Some days I'm lucky to squeeze out a page of copy that pleases me, but...

Some days I'm lucky to squeeze out a page of copy that pleases me, but...

We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great...

We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great...

I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate, lying on...

I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate, lying on...

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an...

The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an...

Readers will stay with an author, no matter what the variations in style and genre,...

Readers will stay with an author, no matter what the variations in style and genre,...

I receive about 10,000 letters a year from readers, and in the first year after...

I receive about 10,000 letters a year from readers, and in the first year after...

Somebody asked me about the current choice we're being given in the presidential election. I...

Somebody asked me about the current choice we're being given in the presidential election. I...

Literary fiction, as a strict genre, is all but dead. Meanwhile, most genres flourish.

Literary fiction, as a strict genre, is all but dead. Meanwhile, most genres flourish.

Perhaps extreme danger strips us of all pretenses, all ambitions, all confusions, focusing us more...

Perhaps extreme danger strips us of all pretenses, all ambitions, all confusions, focusing us more...

If someone wrote it and it had a peculiar twist, I've read it.

If someone wrote it and it had a peculiar twist, I've read it.

If you want to publish two books a year under your own name and your...

If you want to publish two books a year under your own name and your...

If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of,...

If you have to pay the bills, and you write something you're not proud of,...