The most important basis of any novel is wanting to be someone else, and this means creating a character.
The salt of any interesting civilization is mixture.
personally I don't trust literature that soothes people's consciences.
My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself.
It's very useful when politicians have doubts because there are so many choices to be made in the world.
Perfection spawns doctrines, dictators and totalitarian ideas.