I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order.

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The Ice Storm, because of the movie, has had, or is to have, a vigorous life in other cultures.

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I'm trying to read more dead people because I keep having to read stuff for juries and so forth.

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I judged about a zillion awards this year so I've been reading a lot of books that just came out.

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I have worked really hard to defy categorization, to break down a taxonomy whenever it comes my way.

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I'm trying to make sure that there's comedy as well as sadness. It makes the sadness more memorable.

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I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity.

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Impotence, fetishism, bisexuality, and bondage are all facts of life, and our fiction should reflect that.

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Nonfiction that uses novelistic devices and strategies to shape the work. That's material that I really like.

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The process of composition, messing around with paragraphs and trying to make really good prose, is hardwired into my personality.

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