The novel is a seduction; a reader has to be seduced. T. C. Boyle readerseduceseduction Change image and share on social
The beauty of American law is you cannot slander anybody who is dead. This is not true in all countries. T. C. Boyle americanbeautycountry Change image and share on social
I hope to stay light on my feet, to work in many modes, to seek inspiration always, and avoid the fatal. But, as we all know, it is the price of life to burn out, both metaphorically and literally. T. C. Boyle avoidburnfatal Change image and share on social
What is your identity, and how do you know who you are if you don't have language? T. C. Boyle identitylanguage Change image and share on social
The compulsively readable events of my life occurred mainly in infancy, and it's been pretty humdrum ever since. T. C. Boyle compulsivelyeventhumdrum Change image and share on social
I describe myself as an environmentalist not because I'm marching in the street with placards but because I like to be in the woods by myself. T. C. Boyle describeenvironmentalistmarch Change image and share on social
Science has killed religion. There's no hope for the future with seven billion of us on the planet, and the only thing you can do is to laugh in the face of it all. T. C. Boyle billionfacefuture Change image and share on social
I think the best endings bring you back in rather than close things off with absolute finality. I'm not saying they necessarily have to be ambiguous, but we don't always need to know what happens when everyone wakes up tomorrow morning. T. C. Boyle absoluteambiguousback share on social
I'm just kind of fascinated by how we can deny that we are animals and what our impact on the other animals is like, and how quixotic we can be in trying to assess what we've done in trying to correct it. T. C. Boyle animalassescorrect share on social
I think, if I'm doing my job correctly, I'm presenting a scenario for you as the reader to engage with on your own. I mean, that's what the best art is supposed to do. It's not supposed to be political. I think if you read all my books, you know where I stand, pretty much. T. C. Boyle artbookcorrectly share on social
