I am a strong believer in the intertwined nature of the personal and the political; I think they move together.

It is remarkable indeed how we human beings are capable of delighting in the mating call of a flower while we are surrounded by the charred carcasses of our fellow animals.

You can live in the same city your entire life and still be completely a foreigner when you step out, in your old age, onto the street.

Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.

For me, writing a novel is like solving a puzzle. But I don't intend my novels as puzzles. I intend them as invitations to dance.

I felt suddenly very young - or perhaps I felt my age.

Novel writing is solitary work.