I am a totally public person.

Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.

I used to do everything to keep a wall up around myself and keep my life quiet so that I could write.

Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.

I think people become consumed with selling a book when they need to be consumed with writing it.

You can’t control what other people think about your art. Think about the part of yourself that you can control, which is your ability to be kind and loving and creative.

Staying within the world of a novel gives us the ability to be quiet and alone, two skills that are disappearing faster than the polar icecaps.