I think I've always been somebody, since the deaths of my father and brother, who was afraid to hope. So, I was more prepared for failure and for rejection than for success.

Over time, passion wanes, differences don't.

In [writing] fiction, every sentence is its own reward.

I did not lose myself all at once.

Language is the tool of my trade -and I use them all - all the Englishes I grew up with

God, life changes faster than you think.

The life we receive is not always what we choose.