Like most novelists, I like to do exactly the opposite of what I'm told. It's in my nature as a novelist. Novelists can't trust anything they haven't seen with their own eyes or touched with their own hands.

I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.

Is it against the law for me to know it?

I am struck by how, except when you're young, you really need to prioritize in life, figuring out in what order you should divide up your time and energy. If you don't get that sort of system set by a certain age, you'll lack focus and your life will be out of balance.

It takes years to build up, it takes moments to destroy.

Wherever there's hope there's a trial.

You have to wait until tomorrow to find out what tomorrow will bring.