“Precisely because I'm a man who is attracted to women, there may be so...” — William T. Vollmann Quote

Precisely because I'm a man who is attracted to women, there may be some things that I have to say as a spectator of feminine grace that women themselves may not be able to see.

When I'm dying, I want to think I did what I felt was best for the words I was writing. This may mean, at any time, that I won't be publishable anymore.

If I'm writing a book, and I'm warned, 'Oh, this is unsaleable, you need to make it shorter,' or, 'It has to be this, or that,' I'm proud to say I don't pay attention.

After college, I went to San Francisco and worked as a secretary in a reinsurance company. That was a pretty dismal job. It was a real small place. Guys would come in, and they'd sort of stick out their arms like wings so I could take their coats off. They'd tell me, 'Two,' and I'd put two lumps of sugar in their coffee.

What attracted me to MMA was that it was an individual sport and the only person that I had to count on was myself. I didn't have to worry about being a part of a team where they weren't trying their hardest and they didn't want to win.

In politics, it's very theatrical. There's a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want people to believe in, and candidates are playing the role, like actors, by a creative personae that people will be attracted to.

At the Drive-In was very meat and potatoes - a one-trick pony. Everyone was attracted to us because we put on a good live show.

I am completely attracted to the idea of simplicity, or at least removing things that seem unnecessary when trying to get an idea out there.