I felt Joyce was an influence on my fiction, but in a very general way, as a kind of inspiration and a model for the beauty of language. Don DeLillo beautyfeltfiction Change image and share on social
Silence, exile, cunning and so on... it's my nature to keep quiet about most things. Even the ideas in my work. Don DeLillo cunningexileidea Change image and share on social
I quit my job just to quit. I didn't quit my job to write fiction. I just didn't want to work anymore. Don DeLillo anymorefictionjob Change image and share on social
I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version. Don DeLillo americabookeurope Change image and share on social
I embarked on my life - I didn't do anything. I don't have an explanation. Don DeLillo embarkexplanationlife Change image and share on social
In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act. Don DeLillo actconsumptiondeeply Change image and share on social
Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies. Don DeLillo actfantasymassive Change image and share on social
It occured to me that eating is the only form of professionalism most people ever attain. Don DeLillo attaineatform Change image and share on social
American writers ought to stand and live in the margins, and be more dangerous. Don DeLillo americandangerouslive Change image and share on social