And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.

It's not right to hurt or deceive someone who's already been hurt and deceived.

Homer and Candy passed by the empty and brightly lit dispensary; they peeked into Nurse Angela's empty office. Homer knew better than to peek into the delivery room when the light was on. From the dormitory, they could hear Dr. Larch's reading voice. Although Candy held tightly to his hand, Homer was inclined to hurry - in order not to miss the bedtime story.

He was too young to know that, in any novel with a reasonable amount of forethought, there were no coincidences.

The ability to see the future can be a burden, and the younger you are and the more isolated you feel, maybe the more of a burden it is.

If I had to be anything," he told her, "I'd probably be a socialist, but I don't want to be anything.

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