Stories worked much the same way . . . A false note at the beginning was much more costly than one nearer the end because early errors were part of the foundation.

I don't think America has ever had a center the way London is the center of England or Dublin is the center of Ireland.

I read pretty voraciously. If it's good, I don't care what it is.

You can't possibly judge your ability to control something until you've experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand?

In the end it all came down to companionship, to friendship, to sacrifice, to compromise.

Structure is one of the things that I always hope will reveal itself to me.

When you don't know what to do, try something; if that doesn't work, try something else.