Anybody who becomes a movie star becomes successful at projecting a certain image to the public.

There aren't many shy writers left.

Most novelists I know went through a period of intense self-examination and self-loathing after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I certainly did.

You know, Im always surprised when I read profiles, and they make me sound so jaded. I am so not jaded.

The only sensible approach is not to take it too seriously. What counts is the writing.

Your heartbreak is just another version of the same old story.

I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery.