I have found, in short, from reading my own writing, that my subject in fiction is the action of grace in territory largely held by the devil.
Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.
Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.
the writer is initially set going by literature more than by life.
...you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it.
I am no disbeliever in spiritual purpose and no vague believer. I see from the standpoint of Christian orthodoxy. This means that for me the meaning of life is centered in our Redemption by Christ and what I see in the world I see in relation to that.