Socialist’ is the nastiest thing you can say about an American politician in some quarters. Jay McInerney Read Quote
The definition of gumbo is almost as slippery as that of Creole. Just as gumbo can contain pretty much any kind of meat or seafood, Creole is a vague and inclusive term for native New Orleanians, who may be black or white, depending on whom you’re asking. Jay McInerney Read Quote
If being a spokesman for a generation is a fleeting occupation, being a symbol of an era is downright dangerous for anyone who has the bad luck to outlive it. Jay McInerney Read Quote
Most novelists I know went through a period of intense self-examination and self-loathing after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I certainly did. Jay McInerney Read Quote
There’s a socialist bias to the consensus of the literary world: a ’30s mentality that says factory workers are more worthy of our attention. Jay McInerney Read Quote