The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence. – Don DeLillo
People who are in power make their arrangements in secret, largely as a way of maintaining and furthering that power. – Don DeLillo
Men with secrets tend to be drawn to each other, not because they want to share what they know but because they need the company of the like-minded, the fellow afflicted. – Don Delillo
I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism. – Don DeLillo