A white person was by definition somebody. Other people needed, across their hearts, one steel rib.

I think that there is a bias in the current literary climate, which is not only very Western but very male.

... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just more and more fun.

A white person was by definition somebody. Other people needed, across their hearts, one steel rib.

When I think about why I would be a writer, why I should continue to be a writer, it seems to me one of the few things you can dowhere you're never bored.

These are ideas that work for many, and that may well reflect your true understanding of life.

Anything is possible. A man is what he makes up his mind to be.