One writes to memorialize, and to bring to life again that which has been lost.

As a child. I grew up on a small farm, so I did a lot of drawings of animals, chickens and people. At the bottom of every page, I'd put a strange scribble. I was emulating adult handwriting, though I didn't actually know how to write.

Art is the highest expression of the human spirit.

I write in longhand and assemble lots of notes, and then I try to collate them into a coherent chronology. It's like groping along in the dark. I like writing and find it challenging, but I don't find it easy.

The cleaning is something I use as a reward if I get some work done. I go into a very happy state of mind when I'm vacuuming.

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

The first sentence cant be written until the final sentence is written.