I really believe there is something in the nature of a democracy that naturally leads people to distrust the government, to assume because a democracy is built by people just like themselves that there must be secret plots and cover-ups and wizards behind the scenes running the machine.

People aren't doing whodunits anymore.

Every time I try to write on vacation, I fail miserably.

When you create a fence, you keep people out, but you also limit your mobility.

I like to be alone, I mean, I really love to be alone more than anything else, and I don't really like to talk about myself to death, and I don't like to share too much, and I don't really have dreams of extreme fame or even extreme respect.

I was never afraid on stage. That's where I was the least afraid. I could just do what I do and I had the amplification and the lights.

There is a value to moving more slowly through a story.