I'm intrigued by the classic Greek tragedies, as well as by the idea of the Greek chorus.

I'm a writer. I should be allowed to speak about my writing at times. And I'm really excited to speak about that. There's nothing I am shameful of or anything else in my novels. They are my children and I'm happy to speak about my children.

America seems to celebrate its more violent past, but Canada doesn't like to recognize those things. The willingness to accept the existence of violence separates our two countries.

Canada and America are very, very different. It's true that we share a language and many customs. But Americans have a very different view of the world.

There's the concept that dreams are as important - if not more important - than reality. The attention that one pays to those things in the shadows is very much a part of the Indian experience.

People will say that Canada, unlike America, was not birthed from violence. But I want to say, "What are you talking about?" It's just not true.

We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.