We lost so many talented artists and writers from the generations before ours that we're really lacking older figureheads.
Christopher BollenWhy I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come into the game itself.
Christopher BollenI had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.
Christopher BollenIt is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds of pages without any sort of payoff. That's why writing isn't a one-way street. You have to give something back: an interesting plot, a surprise, a laugh, a moment of tenderness, a mystery for the reader to piece together.
Christopher Bollen