“Whenever I read a contemporary literary novel that describes the world...” — William Gibson Quote

Whenever I read a contemporary literary novel that describes the world we're living in, I wait for the science fiction tools to come out. Because they have to - the material demands it.

Gadgets are usually the last thing I think about, and if there's something new, I'll get to the store for the final shipment of the first generation when it's on sale. So I have last year's stuff.

When I start writing a novel, I have no sense of direction, no idea, really nothing.

I don't much live my life as if I was living in a Raymond Chandler novel, which is probably a good thing.

There are so many talented actors in my contemporaries and my seniors... I seek inspiration from each one of them.

Capote is one of those people who represents something larger than himself. I think that his ambition, his kind of success, and the downfall that followed are very contemporary.

I enjoy listening to contemporary rock on the college stations while I'm taking long walks, love gospel and soul music, am fascinated by hip-hop and rap as the new kind of urban 'beat' poetry and, come to think of it, find something interesting about just any kind of music.

You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time.