Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society. - E. L. Doctorow

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state... It’s become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.

It’s like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

There is no longer any such thing as fiction or nonfiction; there’s only narrative.