Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.

Travelling is difficult, and writers tend to want to stay at home and do their work.

One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself.

I don't take much notice of reviews now - obviously you'd like to have straight worship but you're never going to get that.

If a book isn’t at least somewhat polarizing, it didn’t say anything of value.

[Blog entry - November 1, 2014]

Miami, in many ways, is a quintessentially American city. The juxtaposition of showy wealth with dire pennilessness, the tussle of glitz and decay doesn't come any more marked than here.