In searching for a way out of my own troubles, I had found my way into the troubles of others, some long gone, and now I was trying to find my way back out, through their troubles, as if we human beings can ever learn from one another.
Jesse BallI begin with an image of some sort, just as if you saw something out of a window, and then went to the window to see what it was.
Jesse BallA book can just be a description of a stick being snapped in half. If the reader is brought to feel the plight of the stick, well, you can imagine what that would be like.
Jesse BallClarity is the most important thing to me - in thinking - and so I try in the books to be as clear as possible.
Jesse Ball