I am writing a sequel to The Touch because I want to further explore the Chinese question that I have raised. There will be more about that in a sequel.

How frightening, that one person could mean so much, so many things.

Perfection, in anything, is unbearably dull. Myself, I prefer a touch of imperfection.

I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer.

I escaped the torture of my childhood home by reading. To this day it is still one of my greatest pleasures.

There was some justice in his pain

Once I've got the first draft down on paper then I do five or six more drafts, the last two of which will be polishing drafts. The ones in between will flesh out the characters and maybe I'll check my research.