I have known many people who were seduced as children by same-sex partners and then spent their teen years being gay, and then found their way back to heterosexuality as adults.

The interesting artists I know are the ones doing political work. The most interesting people I know are the people who care about politics.

I have known many people who were seduced as children by same-sex partners and then spent their teen years being gay, and then found their way back to heterosexuality as adults.

I never take pictures. Skies are much larger in reminiscences and my friends are much better-looking. Photos crop reality into little squares; instead, I have very good binoculars.

People wanted to get me published, and my early work was so weird that they weren't getting anywhere. I thought, okay, I'll do something that's just a tad more normal.

I wanted to hear my own whispers in the next room and know that I was thinking of me.

I'd say it's never a challenge to present white and heteronormative privilege. The hard thing is to write any other way.