I think I've learned to be mindful. I may not have taken the time to try to understand narrative techniques, let's say, with any rigor, if I did not also have to try to explain those techniques to someone else.

You lose a wallet or keys or something and you notice in a second, but your life can go missing and you don't even know it.

The facts, however, are unimportant in fiction. It's not the events of my life that I mine, but the emotional experiences I've had.

At the heart of all good fiction and at the heart of all good gossip is the same thing: trouble.

Love is always a surprise and you never get it right.

I think I've learned to be mindful. I may not have taken the time to try to understand narrative techniques, let's say, with any rigor, if I did not also have to try to explain those techniques to someone else.

As a writer you can and should expect to hear conflicting responses to your story.