I Am Curious About Grownups,

In London, The Weather Would Affect Me Negatively. I React Strongly To Light. If It Is Cloudy And Raining, There Are Clouds And Rain In My Soul.

[nabokov's] Language Is Made Visible . . . Like A Veil Or Transparent Curtain. You Cannot Help Seeing The Curtain As You Peek Into The Intimate Rooms Behind.

The Things I Write Are For Those Who Are Willing To Accept A New Relationship Between The Reader And The Author.

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.

And Really The Purpose Of Art - For Me, Fiction - Is To Alert, To Indicate To Stop, To Say: Make Certain That When You Rush Through You Will Not Miss The Moment Which You Might Have Had, Or Might Still Have.