Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could be bad, very bad, and unfaithful to the original.

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

The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all.

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

I find teaching - I like it, but I find just walking into the classroom and facing the students very difficult.

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.

Samuel Johnson Is Indignant:that Scotland has so few trees.