I got my style from a lot of different people, even my style of reading, even Johnny Carson inspired me.

It's no secret - I love detective fiction. One of the reasons I love being in London is because I like to watch all the shows on TV. I watch them all.

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

I realize that people need something to believe in.

We believe we will raise the sky, we got to fly over the land, over the sea. Fate unwinds and if we die, souls arise. God, do not seize me please.

I've never felt grounded because of my ancestry or my gender. I think until women get away from that they're not going to be great writers.

You can't work on that scale without trust. I learned that from working with Robert Mapplethorpe.