Look at Sam Beckett. Most depressed man who ever lived, but he sure was funny. T. C. Boyle beckettdepressfunny 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
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
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
I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy. T. C. Boyle audiencecontroversyfront Change image and share on social
I'm not looking ahead joyfully to the rest of my life or the future of the human race. I've always written about man as an animal species among other animals, competing for limited resources. Our population is exploding. Our environment is dying. Science has debunked God. T. C. Boyle aheadanimalcompete share on social
Of course all novelists are egomaniacs and want to draw everyone to their fold just like any other preacher. The snake-oil peddler, the false prophet, all of this is fascinating to me. But I certainly hope that I'm more humane than that. T. C. Boyle drawegomaniacfalse share on social
