“First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the ...” — Anne Rice Quote

“First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest power and chance of artistic success.”

“To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner.”

“People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil. I don't know why. No, I do indeed know why. Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.”

“As a teenager my favorite band was Sonic Youth, and everything they did was always obviously them, and always so artistic. There was another layer of meaning, underneath everything, that you could search for.”

“My responsibility is, I'm always trying to look for new people of color or even artistic people who need a chance.”

“We don't want other people poking into our artistic pie.”