“American television really is pathetic.”
“You talk like American television.”
“Canadian cities looked the way American cities did on television.”
“Television has greater power over the lives of most Americans than any educational system, government, or church.”
“Why does everybody have to be with somebody? It’s a stupid delusion and a really pathetic way of thinking.”
“Statisticians report that television is watched over six hours a day in the average American household. I don't know any fiction writers who live in average American households. I suspect Louise Erdrich might. Actually I have never seen an average American household. Except on TV.”