"I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do."

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"I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution."

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"Don't say "the White House wants." Buildings can't want."

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