Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom. Don DeLillo on alone
I felt Joyce was an influence on my fiction, but in a very general way, as a kind of inspiration and a model for the beauty of language. Don DeLillo on beauty
I slept for four years. I didn't study much of anything. I majored in something called communication arts. Don DeLillo on communication
There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down. Don DeLillo on fear
There's a connection between the advances that are made in technology and the sense of primitive fear people develop in response to it. Don DeLillo on fear
The future belongs to crowds. Don DeLillo on future
I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism. Don DeLillo on movies
I watch movies occasionally, and I watch documentaries. Virtually nothing else. Don DeLillo on movies
There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when the rain comes cracking down. Don DeLillo on nature
People who are powerless make an open theater of violence. Don DeLillo on power
People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of maintaining and furthering that power. Don DeLillo on power
Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies. Don DeLillo on power
In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act. Don DeLillo on society
The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence. Don DeLillo on society
In the face of technology, everything becomes a little atavistic. Don DeLillo on technology
There's a connection between the advances that are made in technology and the sense of primitive fear people develop in response to it. Don DeLillo on technology
I saw a photograph of a wedding conducted by Reverend Moon of the Unification Church. I wanted to understand this event, and the only way to understand it was to write about it. Don DeLillo on wedding