I do like Twitter. Writing is a solitary pursuit, and it can get lonely. I like to go into Twitter for a short period of time, communicate with clever friends, and then switch it off. That's perfect for me.

I do like Twitter. Writing is a solitary pursuit, and it can get lonely. I like to go into Twitter for a short period of time, communicate with clever friends, and then switch it off. That's perfect for me.

Everything is cyclical. Historical eras go through times of intense cynicism, broken by periods of intense idealism.

In terms of writing, I think what most fiction writers treasure more than anything is the feeling that they're living for the length of a book inside another person.

I see ghosts everywhere, and that is partially a function of my being incredibly near-sighted and reading way too late into the night.

As a person, I do ascribe to a lot of magical thinking myself.

Freedom or community, community or freedom. One must decide the way one wants to live. I chose community.