Life tends to be an accumulation of a lot of mundane decisions, which often gets ignored.

Living "in" a story, being part of a narrative, is much more satisfying than living without one. I don't always know what narrative it is, because I'm living my life and not always reflecting on it, but as I edit these pages I am aware that I have an urge to see my sometimes random wandering as having a plot, a purpose guided by some underlying story.

I like a good story and I also like staring at the sea-- do I have to choose between the two?

In a certain way, you get some new tools to work with, but I don't know if it ultimately makes the creative process any easier.

Science's job is to map our ignorance.

I'm concerned that my technical skills have advanced to the point where I can get closer to what I'm aiming for, which is not such a good thing.

I subscribe to the myth that an artist's creativity comes from torment. Once that's fixed, what do you draw on?