The Importance of Age in Life

"I couldn't imagine my father living with me. I adored my mother, and I hope the thought of ever causing one moment of stress, or unhappiness, would plague me," he says. "Art is a kind of a receipt for pain, you know? I mean, there's pain, but you get something for it." He adds: "You're writing better than ever. Of course, you're gonna be better at 65 than 35".