T. C. Boyle

As humans, we all want our own island. Of course, the truth is, we're never going to get it.

I'm enslaved to writing to the point where I sacrifice almost everything else.

The compulsively readable events of my life occurred mainly in infancy, and it's been pretty humdrum ever since.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

Jokes are very curious things psychologically.

A kid is something precious, and you want to protect it and keep it fun. I'm not a dad, but I've seen people and how they behave with their kids.