I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and a plane, it's just about a number. It's never been anything I understood.
There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.
The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium.