The use of music is to remind us how short a time we have a body.

I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted to remember from my reading of the past 30 years.

I don't mind arguing with myself. It's when I lose that it bothers me.

Everything interests me.

All we can ever do is lay a word in the hands of those who have put one in ours.

In 25 years of writing novels, I've never had anything that felt like writer's block.

Out of grad school, I worked as a tech writer for a while before going into computer coding for a living.