There is much to be said for solitude.

There were moments when I felt seriously unhinged; when I was convinced that I would never, ever recover from what had happened, when it was absolutely clear to me that life from this point on would be constant agony.

We all want to fix things. Just as we all believe that so much in life can be rectified. Mend fences, build bridges, reach out, engage in mutual healing.

Success is a very fragile veneer. I get wary of people who embrace celebrity. It ruins people.

All our stories are simultaneously unique and desperately similar, aren't they?

Words matter, words have import.

I've been known to write on the Underground in London and on the subway in New York. I have two or three cafes in Paris that I go into. I find a corner with a little shade, and I can work.