You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three novels before you hit it big. You know, now, there's much more of an emphasis in the publishing houses on making sure that every book makes money.
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Somehow, you can achieve a directness in the novel that you can't get anywhere else.
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The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium.
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For many years I didn't have health insurance.
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To my parents, writing seemed precarious and not the best idea.
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I think people have the wrong idea of 'Moby Dick' as this somber, boring thing.
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American history and the history of baseball are bound up together: our racial politics can be described and traced through it.
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In fact, there's a lot to legitimately hate about pro sports and the way they are conducted.