Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership.

I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average watch seven and a half hours of multichannel television per day.

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease in which life, including sexual life, could be carried on, on many levels.

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit card changed the shape of life in the United States.

I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.