The past is weird. I mean, does it really exist ? It feels like it exists, but where is it ? And if it did exists, but doesnโt now, then where did it go ?
Ruth Ozekilanguage is magical - it's a form of conjuring. If you do it convincingly, readers will follow you.
Ruth OzekiWhen I start writing novels, I go into them with a spirit of inquiry, rather than to substantiate prejudices I had in the beginning. If you don't do that, you can't write good characters.
Ruth OzekiAnd if you decide not to read anymore, hey, no problem, because you're not the one I was waiting for anyway. But if you decide to read on, then guess what? You're my kind of time being and together we'll make magic!
Ruth Ozeki