I always know more about the ending, even the aftermath to the ending, than I know about the beginning. And so there's a construction that works from back to front.

We invent what we love and what we fear.

I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin.

I've always preferred writing in longhand. I've always written first drafts in longhand.

It happens to many teenagers-that moment when you feel full of resentment or distrust for those adults you once loved unquestioningly.

The lie, of course, is more interesting.

I believe a novel should be as complicated and involved as you're capable of making it.