T. C. Boyle

As humans, we all want our own island. Of course, the truth is, we're never going to get it.

I'm enslaved to writing to the point where I sacrifice almost everything else.

If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.

I think Indians dress better than anyone, but I don't want to imitate more than a detail or two; I prefer my clothes humdrum and inconspicuous, and a cowboy hat just doesn't work for me.

Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.

I'm compulsively on time. It drives me insane when people are late.