I wouldn't call my work Modernist. I would rust if I try to think about labels. I'd feel like the Tin Man in 'The Wizard of Oz.

The head has its confines. The head’s got those all right, and the heart. The heart has its reasons.

The whole point is, we can forget. It’s important that we forget some things. Otherwise we’d go round the world carrying a hodload of stuff we just don’t need.

Short stories consume you faster. They're connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are as a form, but they're also a total joy.

remember you must live. remember you most love. remainder you mist leaf.

I went to the top of Vesuvius and looked in.

The proper word for me," Robin Goodman says, "is me.