My life as a writer consists of 1/8 talent and 7/8 discipline.
If I have any advantage, maybe, as a writer, it is that I don't think I'm very interesting. I mean, beginning a novel with the last sentence is a pretty plodding way to spend your life.
Kids are perfect people till grownups get their hands on them.
People only ask questions when they're ready to hear the answers.
It is exhausting to be seventeen and not know who you are.
You can't learn everything you need to know legally.