When things aren't working out for people, the end of the world seems like an easy way to wipe the slate clean.
“I'm always trying to convince myself there's something important about what I do. But some peoples' lives are really altered by a night at the theater.”
“Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken it as far as it can go. I think I've expanded on it a great deal, taken it further than any other American novelist.”