One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. I did that with 'World's Fair' as with all of them. The inventions of the book come as discoveries.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Every major work of art is a transgression, but the artist is not necessarily, by nature, a transgressor.

Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.

Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne.

We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy.