My characters are always on the outside; the spotlight's not on them. But they do get somewhere.

Of course that is not the whole story, but that is the way with stories; we make them what we will. It's a way of explaining the universe while leaving the universe unexplained, it's a way of keeping it all alive, not boxing it into time.

I knew it like destiny, and at the same time, I knew it as choice.

It's great to win a few prizes early on. It helps a writer to get noticed and to get some sales. It can also be a pain in the arse because it gets in the way of the quiet, contemplative time every writer needs, but which is particularly important when you are a new writer finding your own voice, and pursuing the things that interest you.

You know every cell in our bodies is completely renewed every seven years, so how can we talk about being the same person? We're absolutely not.

Any measurement must take into account the position of the observer. There is no such thing as measurement absolute, there is only measurement relative.

I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.