Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United States, can you avoid such a thing. In the center of an empire, you can think of your experience as universal. Outside the empire or on the fringes of the empire, you cannot.

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. Read Summary

Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. Read Summary

Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find our own meaning in our own time. Read Summary

War is what happens when language fails. Read Summary

A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you. Read Summary

When things are really dismal, you can laugh, or you can cave in completely. Read Summary

My brother and I were both good at science, and we were both good at English literature. Either one of us could have gone either way. Read Summary

Reality simply consists of different points of view. Read Summary

I'm the only person you've ever met who has read Longfellow. Read Summary

Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. Read Summary