“I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill.”

“I think this is really a defining moment for the Arab world. The problem is, it is all going to be about blood, sweat and tears. In certain countries it may be just sweat, and in some countries sweat and tears, and in some countries, as you can see, a lot of blood. I think initial instability is som”