I suppose in a way most of my characters are non-consumers, not terribly interested in all the little baubles and artifacts of contemporary life.

It was often this way, life consisted of a series of false beginnings, bluff declarations of arrival to destinations not even glimpsed.

Writing is a necessity and often a pleasure, but at the same time, it can be a great burden and a terrible struggle.

I don't paint anymore. I haven't since I abandoned it at 19, in order to begin writing seriously.

Apologies aren't something you want to get in the habit of practicing in the mirror

What's lucky about my career in general is that I stumbled into what every writer most wants. Not repeating myself and doing strange things has become my trademark.

You discovered yourself and what really mattered only after you passed through the lens of the fairy tale, imposed on every human female and male alike, that someone existed out in the forest of the world for you to love and marry.