I read about writers who have routines. They write at certain times of the day. I can't do that. I am always writing-but in my head.

I write a lot in my head. The revision goes on internally. It's not spontaneous and it doesn't have a schedule.

Everything I do is because of writing. If I go for a walk, it's because I'm thinking of writing. I go look at flowers, I go look at the garden, I go look at a museum, but it's all coming back to writing.

In my writing I'm trying to explore the violations people commit upon each other. And the important thing isn't whether I'm angry. The more important thing is, is it true? Do these things really happen?

The sound of words in a novel is a pretty amazing thing, and I am concerned with the sound of every word I write.

No matter how happy I had been in the past I do not long for it. The present is always the moment for which I love.

the first step in claiming yourself is anger. You get mad. And you can't do anything before you get angry. And I recommend getting very angry to everyone, anyone.