The concept of writing a novel and not knowing where it's going - I don't know how to do that. Novels are plot- and character-driven, so if I don't know what becomes of people, how can I know where it should begin?

Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel.

The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn't behave that way you would never do anything.

So, I don't work in terms of real time. I don't work in a timely fashion.

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

People regard art too highly, and history not enough

It's my experience that very few writers, young or old, are really seeking advice when they give out their work to be read. They want support; they want someone to say, "Good job."