“Once you start writing, it all becomes fiction.”

“I just thought Marcus would be different. I mean, he’s got C.P.”

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“He was a cerebral person.”

“Do you think I have potential as a writer?” “No.” “Thank you for being honest.”

“It reminded me of Faulkner, but East Coast and disabled.”

“Your story is a piece of s***.”

“His books are so aggressively confrontational.”

“Updike had psoriasis.”