But in the time it takes to say now, now is already over. It's already then.

The relationship between reader and writer is reciprocal in a way. We co-create each other. We are constantly emerging out of the relationship we have with others.

When 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.

What if I travel so far away in my dreams that I can't get back in time to wake up?

Every seed has a story.

You never know who it's going to be, or what they'll bring, but whatever it is, it's always exactly what is needed.

It takes a long time to write a book. I'm not going to spend that much time trying to deliver a message. The reason I do it is because I want to understand something myself. It's not a delivery device, it's an inquiry device. Didactic fiction to my mind never works. It backfires.