"In the end one cannot avoid the conclusion that AIDS unites certain human themes — homosexuality, sexual disease, and…"

"Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough."

"Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun."

"I have strong moral views, and they are very much directed at things like money and acquisition. I think money is the…"

"Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions."

"Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to b…"

"Being inoffensive, and being offended, are now the twin addictions of the culture."

"It's been said that happiness writes white. It doesn't show up on the page. When you're on holiday and writing a lett…"

"When you review an exhibition of paintings you don't compose a painting about it, when you review a film you don't ma…"

"Nowadays every business in America says how warm it is and how much it cares — loan companies, supermarkets, hamburge…"