My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never get inspirations.

It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing it all up in psychological terms strips the mystery away

He was wondering if there was some cryptic, cultish mark on his door that told all the crazy people he'd have trouble saying no.

I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.

I write because I want to have more than one life.

It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them.

I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say; I'll have used up all my characters, and then I'll be free to get on with my real life.