“I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love.”

“My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.”

“Faulkner turned out to be a great teacher. When a student asked a question ineptly, he answered the question with what the student had really wanted to know.”

“I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis.”

“I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love.”