But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos.

Everyone in the life before was cranky, I think, because they just wanted to know. --After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned

My voice and movements are restricted by the things I own.

Loneliness is just a thing that I'm not personally interested in. So far, it hasn't been on my docket of things to write about.

Still though, I think if you're not self-obsessed, you're probably boring.

It's so easy to print in the Midwest. You're saving months in shipping and customs, so we have started printing a number of books there.

I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness.