The shadow of my mother danced around the room to a tune that my own shadow sang.
People don't make changes because things are wonderful.
When I write a book, I hope to be beyond mortal by the time I'm finished.
If you just sit there, and you're a writer, you're bound to write crap. A lot of American writing is crap. And a lot of American writers are professionals.
Tomorrow exists even though I may not exist in it.
For me, writing isn't a way of being public or private; it's just a way of being. The process is always full of pain, but I like that. It's a reality, and I just accept it as something not to be avoided. This is the life I have. This is the life I write about.