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
Life is tragic and absurd, and none of it has any purpose at all. T. C. Boyle absurdlifepurpose 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 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
I don't care if the audience is 600 Saul Bellows; I'm going to knock them dead with a comedy routine. I'm out there as a missionary for literature because, if people laugh and enjoy themselves, they might actually do something as bizarre as reading the book. T. C. Boyle audiencebellowbizarre 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 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
My job is to engage, entertain, work out my life, tell a certain truth. T. C. Boyle engageentertainjob Change image and share on social
I worry about everything in the world, and it's just too much for anybody to think about, so I have my art as my consolation. T. C. Boyle artconsolationworld Change image and share on social