“We're living in what used to be Mexico, and there's this very fluid border feeling. You go a little bit south of Tijuana, for instance, into Ensenada, and it still seems kind of borderlike. And you go much farther, suddenly the prices are lower, the prostitution is different, the commerce is different, everything feels more "Mexican."” FeelsKindLittlesStillsDifferentFeelingsSeemsUsedBitsLittle BitSouthUsed To BeInstanceBordersMexicoCommerceMexicanProstitutionFluidE CommerceTijuana Author:William T. Vollmann
“There are parts of L.A. that feel very, very Mexican, and there are weird little enclaves of Northside in Mexico - Cancún for instance. So what is a border?” FeelsLittlesInstanceBordersMexicoMexican Author:William T. Vollmann
“You could imagine writing about a prostitute, for instance, but if you haven't spent time with prostitutes then you're going to get all these details wrong. But if you have a lot of sex with prostitutes and you're friends with prostitutes and you interview prostitutes, then maybe after many, many years you might be able to create prostitute characters.” IfsWritingYearsCharacterMightAbleSexImagineHavensDetailsInstanceInterviews Author:William T. Vollmann
