我被艺术作为一种共享体验的理念所吸引。
I’m drawn to the idea of art as a shared experience.
A writer is selected by his subject—his subject being the consciousness of his own era.
我不等待机会,我创造机会。
Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.
——1997年7月30日在拉斯维加斯美国全国州长协会大会上发言