I believe in communication; books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.

Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear what is being said to me by the voices I create.

You are a pool of clear water where the light plays

It doesn't have to be like that but mostly it is.

The only selfish life is a timid one.

We [fiction writers] are much more of a maze than we are a motorway. Things are always in flux, they're always in movement, they're always twisting back on each other. I think the straight line is such a lie.

Every believer is an anarchist at heart. True believers would rather see governments topple and history rewritten than scuff the cover of their faith.