Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.
“If ever I want to amuse myself with an idiot, I have not far to look for one. I laugh at myself.”
“I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me.”