We try to keep the beautiful memories, but other things from the past creep up on us.

The best moment in writing any book is when you just can't wait to get back to the writing, when you can't wait to re-enter that fictional place, when your fictional town feels even more real than the town where you actually live.

The more practice you have, the less stressful writing is.

People aren't really aware of what's happening in other places.

Anger is a wasted emotion.

I'm happy to be part of this chorus of people who are trying to tell more complex stories about Haiti.

I don't know what will happen to the physical book and what it will mean for authors. I worry whether it will mean people can still make their careers this way. Will whatever comes next allow people to be able to own their ideas and be able to take time to develop them?