There's something about urban life - you walk out your door, and you're in a steady of stream of life happening around you, and it's very easy to get caught up in that stream and simply kind of keep on moving.

I do keep a tiny little journal in which I write passages that I read and want to hold on to. This practice is sort of the opposite of Twitter.

Courage is more important than confidence

If there's anything weirder than an introverted writer going to lots of social functions, it's an introverted writer being converted into an accidental guru.

I think there's something about a writer's disposition, that is, even if unaware, always slightly in a witness state.

How do we live the writer's life? There's only one simple answer: 'we write.'

I'm very disciplined, but the one thing that I have addictive behavior about is the Internet.