I honestly turned to writing because I didn't know what else to do, and because a friend had gently suggested it.

Nonfiction ties your hands a bit, and just like writing poetry in rhyme, it can force you to make more brutal decisions in terms of word choice, plot, etc.

The most precious love is often the kind that isn't returned, and that is given freely.

I don't believe in God, but I do believe in that chaotic reality, and also this: that none of us knows anything about anything. Period.

I honestly turned to writing because I didn't know what else to do, and because a friend had gently suggested it.

I do believe that great love brings with it the terror and possibility of great loss.

I do write fiction, and I find it more difficult, but also more liberating. On the one hand, you can make up the story, but you have to make up the story.