My most pronounced writing habit is trying not to write.

America is a country that seems forever to be toddler or teenager, at those two stages of human development characterized by conflict between autonomy and security.

I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in terms of required responsibility.

I will never understand people who think that the way to show their righteous opposition to sexual freedom is to write letters full of filthy words.

The New Testament has had a really powerful effect on how I write and how I live my life.

I think there are some stories that need to be told by a specific person as opposed to in the third person.

The truth is that when you're writing a novel you're really living in it; you're living in the house, and you're living in the town.