There are a lot of things in the world that are a lot weirder than psychic abilities, that we accept as true.

Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.

Ironically, writing a novel is not a way to sort out your confusion.

You know, the point of a novel - or to me, the point of a novel, the gift of a novel is to go really deeply inside people's lives and inside their personal experiences.

I think there is still pressure to marry. I think there is still pressure to have children. If you're middle or upper class, those pressures exist at a later age now.

Anyone who's really interested in anything spends time alone.

We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.