But I wonder if they survive by that. Well, it depends on what you call survival. My kid asked about the behavior of certain people who will go unnamed in this interview, and, I said, Man, they re just squares. You can t expect too much of squares. In their lives and in the things that are important to them.
Nobody decides to numb out.
They re about people trying to resurrect their passion in this scheme where things are crumbling, and falling apart. And that s what these books are about. It s easy to go numb. It s the easiest thing in the world. And these are characters who will not go numb.