There's no reason you should write any novel quickly.
We permit bad taste in this country. In fact, we even encourage it - and reward it in all manner of ways.
Adolescence-is it the first time in life we discover that we have something terrible to hide from those who love us?
It is exhausting to be seventeen and not know who you are.
I believe a novel should be as complicated and involved as you're capable of making it.
Newspapers are even worse for me than ice cream; headlines, and the big issues that generate the headlines, are pure fat.