L.A., for me, is a perfect microcosm of America - because it's so profligate, and so glamorous, and so anti-intellectual, finally.
From Lydia Millet
Most of my books have something to do with L.A.
People from the rest of the state tend to hate Phoenix, with that typical resentment of the boroughs and the towns for the big city.
I've always wondered: is there really any access to the White House?
People who are obsessed amuse me.
I don't write the same book twice.
As soon as a regular guy like Bill Clinton becomes the president, he wears a mantle of greatness. He's the president.
I like to amuse myself.
Everyone desires to laugh sometimes, and I want to make that available.
There has to be space for play in literature. We all need some breathing room.
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