A John Updike is a once-in-a-generation phenomenon if that generation is lucky: so comfortable in so many genres the same lively generous intelligence suffusing all he did.
Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth....
I wasn't privy to all of the intelligence that was coming in about Guatemala...
India is known for its sobriety and wisdom balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.
