To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature.
“I just feel I'm on a different page from the reviewers, so I've learned not to care about them too much.”
“America used to have a strong 'moral safety net' for its people. Today that net is badly frayed, not only because families are disintegrating but also because the church doesn't play the same role that it once did in many Americans' lives.”