It's a terrible thing to die young. Still, it saves a lot of time.
Sometimes you find that what is most personal is also what connects you most strongly with others.
I know I've done good work. I've been very serious about my writing, and I've done the best that I could. But I don't feel that I've done more than I should have. In fact, I've done less than I should have.
Art's too long and life's too short.
You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else.
I write for the still, small possibility of justice.