My writing process has changed because it's harder to find uninterrupted time.

Even though I didn't know I was applying for the job, I have somehow become the spokesperson for independent book stores.

You should not have assault rifles in your home.

I don't really do anything with the Internet except check my email. I have a much higher opinion of humanity because of that.

I think, if you want to grow a novelist, for that person to have a lot of boring time trying to entertain themselves is very important.

Coming back is the thing that enables you to see how all the dots in your life are connected, how one decision leads you another, how one twist of fate, good or bad, brings you to a door that later takes you to another door, which aided by several detours--long hallways and unforeseen stairwells--eventually puts you in the place you are now.

Write because you love the art and the discipline, not because you're looking to sell something.