I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.

But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough.

I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Unless you can be in a place yourself and go through the subject of your story yourself, the next best thing is not to read a book about it, or see a movie about it, it's to talk to the people who've been there.

cause when there's life there's still hope