With most of my books, there are some parts that pop up right away, and other parts I have to wait for.

Some of it just involved thinking about, for example, the different kinds of science, what chemistry is.

I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts.

I'm German, after all.

If I could make a career out of drawing little girls hiding in corners, I would do really well.

In some ways I'm very structured.

I know if I did that [career as painter] all the time I would get tired of it.