“I was a violent, bipolar, compulsive liar. I was a real American.”
“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.”
“Above all else, I think that you are a compulsive liar."My laughter was tense, but sincere. "Hardly. In fact, I consider myself a compulsive truth teller. It's only that everyone else seems compelled to misunderstand me.”
“Being a writer of fiction isn't like being a compulsive liar, honestly.”
“Willem tsk-tsks. "You Americans are so violent. I'm Dutch. The worst I will do is run her over with a bicycle.”
“ I write for the beauty of the printed word"from PREFACE to BIPOLAR BUFFALO”