I once waited on Sean Connery. A long time ago. This was at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. They closed down the restaurant for him, and when he walked in with his morning paper, all the waitresses started squealing. He… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
Every gift is held by two hands: the one that gives, and the one that takes away. — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
Nicaragua is a World Bank and International Monetary Fund designated 'heavily indebted poor country,' with little legal ability to control its economic future: Everything… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
Discipline is what makes a writer. If writing was like lifting weights, then I'd look like Mr. Universe. Write every day. Give the Muse… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
“Whole villages of Muslims had been hacked to pieces by drunken Christian youth, and as foreigners, we should have been pulled out by the… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
“It is good that a man should have his wife close at hand. It makes the spirit happy and guards against insanity.” — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
“It is not good to be so much away from one's own people. It is the sort of thing known to make one strange.” — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
I once waited on Sean Connery. A long time ago. This was at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. They closed down the restaurant for… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
“The only proof of God in the world was color. Everything would have worked the same without it. So why would the world have… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their life's work… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it. — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
When I grew up in the early '90s, the new World Wide Web felt like a gimmick, and I had no idea of the… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share