I don't think writing fiction has changed my worldview.

[Degree in English] gave me a little more self-confidence, to know that I'd managed to complete something like that.

I look upon [writing about religion] as a nice way to get by in this precarious world, though I've never been able to do it myself.

I guess music is the one universal art form that most people can be moved by, regardless of where they come from, and for many it might be the closest they get to god, but I think taking a trip out into the country, away from the light pollution, and looking at a clear night sky is what does it best for me.

I sort of like writing about weird characters, I guess.

I was always a big reader, even when everything was bad and miserable.

Though there are still many good people out there in the world, it seems that they're vastly outnumbered by the stupid, selfish, violent ones.