Among many of my friends and acquaintances, I seem to be one of the very few individuals who felt or feels no ambivalence about my mother. All my feelings for my mother were positive, very strong and abiding.

If I'm writing, I'll say something metaphorical or approximate, whereas scientists are very precise.

The institution of marriage is just formalizing an emotion, an attempt to make it seem permanent. The emotion will last or it won't last; nothing can guarantee it.

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

All that matters in life is forging deep ties of love and family and friends. Writing and reading come later.

A writer’s life is in his work, and that is the place to find him.

Though I am never exactly "blocked" I do have difficult periods. I am led by a fascination with material - the challenge of presenting it in an original and engaging way. I have no problem imagining stories, characters, distinctive settings & themes - but the difficulty is choosing a voice & a language in which to present it.