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"I judged about a zillion awards this year so I've been reading a lot of books that just came out."
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"But that incessant drive to be out there in the literary universe that was important to me when I was in my twenties, like going to a Paris Review party or whatever, that seems totally irrelevant now."
"This is odd, but there are certain things that are really embarrassing to talk about - one is my job and the success that I've had in it, and the other is money."
"I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity."
"All the stuff that I used to treat with contempt - you know, I'm an artist, man, I don't do that family stuff - has begun to seem really important."
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