That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn't even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn't even an enemy you could put your finger on.

I know that some books and some writers, you can pretty much draw a square around it and say, 'Nobody under 40,' or 'Nobody under 25.' With my books, it always has been, and continues to be, spread right across the board, and I think the operative term is 'reader.'

I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is also light.

Don't wait until you're 'in the mood.' Get into the mood by writing.

Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me away, as if I'm nothing more than a woman of sand, left by a careless child too near the water.

Write down the thoughts and even more, write down a specific line. If you don't, it'll fly away forever.

The story as told in The Odyssey doesn't hold water. There are too many inconsistencies.