Ultimately, Cole Porter’s music might say more about his life than any biography could. His songs, with their witty lyrics and debonair style, are an advertisement for his personality and his public persona. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
It’s hard to describe the work of the British-born Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley without somewhat misrepresenting it. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
One of my pleasures is observing people’s behavior and pointing out the inconsistencies that we all sort of have at the center of our lives. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
Jill Eisenstadt’s comic second novel, ‘Kiss Out,’ is a work of such extravagant wackiness, eccentricity, and exuberance that any attempt to squeeze it into the confines of a simple plot summary seems doomed to failure and is possibly pointless. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
If you aren’t a reader and you have a kid with his face buried in books, it can be a bit threatening. My parents viewed my reading as somewhat effeminate, but also subversive on some level. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
When you’re sitting in the theater watching your own work be performed, you get to see people’s reactions immediately. Unlike with a book, you don’t have to wait for responses. That’s very satisfying. Unless it’s a joke that falls flat. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
It’s really fun to write something for kids. You can make it a little bit more extreme and crazy than you would for adults. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
I wish I could calculate my way to a bigger audience, but I don’t think I’m smart enough. Actually, I don’t think anyone is smart enough. Most calculations along those lines fail. Stephen McCauley Read Quote
