I hate feeling too complacent when I write. I like to be solving new problems.

With a book you can read the same paragraph four times. You can go back to page 21 when you're on page 300. You can't do that with film. It just charges ahead.

Waves, sky, trees, Essrog - I was off the page now, away from the grammar of skyscrapers and pavement.

Writing is a private discipline, in a field of companions.

I met someone who lives in an elevator.

I prefer old books and find them more relevant. I dislike new books. It's like drinking wine that's not ready.

Life is fundamentally up for grabs