Writing a book is a way of thinking to me, the only way of thinking that I have found successful.

Writing a book is a way of thinking to me, the only way of thinking that I have found successful.

Information is a lot like water; it's hard to hold on to, and hard to keep from leaking away.

I have a pretty good memory, but memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then they fade and die.

An unfinished book. left unattended, turns feral, and she would need all her focus, will and ruthless determination to tame it again.

That's what it feels like when I write, like I have this beautiful world in my head, but when I try to remember it in order to write it down, I change it, and I can't ever get it back.

language is magical - it's a form of conjuring. If you do it convincingly, readers will follow you.