“We want a world with both historians and novelists, don't we? Not with...” — Alan Cheuse Quote

“We want a world with both historians and novelists, don't we? Not with one or the other. Every fiction writer crosses the line that divides artistry and documentation - or erases it.”

“From sublime affairs of state to the stark and vulgar popular culture of our own contemporary lives, let's make this descent into the lower registers together and recognize the good, nasty fun of 'Gone Girl,' Chicago writer Gillian Flynn's novel about the mysterious disappearance of a clever and deceptive young Midwestern housewife.”

“The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time.”

“I was on the set when I was five years old with Spencer Tracy. A lot of what I learned growing up in terms of artistry is very clean, very tidy, very organized.”

“The artists I listened to in high school had a huge impact on my artistry today.”