I just try to be honest, because I think that's part of my job description as a writer.

There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.

So when I write characters and situations and relationships, I try to sort of utilize what I know about the world, limited as it is, and what I hear from my friends and see with my relatives.

I choose to write characters from the inside because I feel like that's the way I'm gonna get the most honest version of them.

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun.

There really is only one ending to any story. Human life ends in death. Until then, it keeps going and gets complicated and there's loss. Everything involves loss; every relationship ends in one way or another.

I'm not into extreme sports or something. I just live a quiet life.