I was doing that thing the infatuated do, stitching destiny onto the person we want stitched to us.

Writing a first novel was an arduous crash course. I learned so much in the six years it took me to write it, mostly technical things pertaining to craft.

It's amazing how life conspires to set you up with what you need.

I don't quite see the 20th century as one of chaos. But I believe in certain inevitable outcomes of a materialist nature.

It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.

The kids I knew growing up who worked on bikes all loved the smell of gas. It is the liquid agent for speed.

I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.