For years and years I thought that stories were just practice, till I got time to write a novel.

The constant happiness is curiosity.

Things have changed, ofcourse. There are counsellors at the ready. Kindness and understanding. Life is harder for some, we're told. Not their fault, even if the blows are purely imgainery. Felt just as keenly by the recipient, or the non recipient, as the case may be. But good use can be made of everything, if you are willing.

One stroke of lightning does not have to lead anywhere, but to the next stroke of lightning.

I want my stories to be something about life that causes people to say, not, oh, isn't that the truth, but to feel some kind of reward from the writing, and that doesn't mean that it has to be a happy ending or anything, but just that everything the story tells moves the reader in such a way that you feel you are a different person when you finish.

Who can ever say the perfect thing to the poet about his poetry?

It’s just life. You can’t beat life.