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
I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism. – Don DeLillo
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
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