But it is curious how you can see that an idea is absolutely true and correct and yet not believe it deeply enough to act on it.

I am simply not interested, at this point, in creating narrative scenes between characters.

I can talk for a long time only when it's about something boring.

Do what you want to do, and don't worry if it's a little odd or doesn't fit the market.

As the writer, I may choose to ignore the emotional heart of the matter, and focus on details, and trust that the heart of the matter will be conveyed nevertheless.

If I was writing about an academic or a more difficult person, I would use the Latinate vocabulary more, but I do think Anglo-saxon is the language of emotion.

I often pose questions to myself and want the answers. The questions may be psychological or emotional. Or they may involve botany or [...] physiology. [...] I am very curious about strangers I observe - as in a bus line. I am very attached to finding out answers.