There are a few things that deal with passion. There's Prozac.

I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly.

I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words.

The big change is the proximity to death.

My mind was always very cluttered, so I took great pains to simplify my environment, because if my environment were half as cluttered as my mind, I wouldn't be able to make it from room to room. This system has just worked for me, even though I've had to sweat over every word. It's just my style.

To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nation's sweetest dreams of itself.

Love is not a victory march