I have a ways to go as a novelist. But what's great is, well, I frankly enjoyed the solitude. And I enjoyed being able to tell characters what to say and do without negotiating with an actor.

I have a ways to go as a novelist. But what's great is, well, I frankly enjoyed the solitude. And I enjoyed being able to tell characters what to say and do without negotiating with an actor.

I knew I wanted to be a writer. Where I came from, no one was a writer. I came from Long Island, and everyone became a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer or a teacher or a businessman. I didn't know any writers.

I guess I've always been an aspiring novelist. I went to Princeton and wrote a novel for my thesis.

I'm a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.

The novel remains a very special form for me.

Listening takes practice, and it takes patience. But I promise, if you listen, your story will be better for it.