I 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.

If Americans are to read something that is difficult, they will only do so supposing they will be admired for having done it.

Much of my work has been done in first person.

I believe my friends think I'm funny. All the books are full of humor. Maybe it is a quiet sort of humor that masquerades as not-much-at-all. It is certainly easy to miss.

I don't think anything needs to happen in a book.

I want to say less, and it's easier to say less.

Three things are required of you: the wishes you made when you first knew the breadth of this life; the contract you signed when you decided your wishes were not true or possible; and the exacting of the punishment you agreed to when you knew you would break the contract of your life.