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

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.

Sometimes when she told stories about the past her eyes would get teary from all the memories she had, but they weren't tears. She wasn't crying. They were just the memories, leaking out.

Do all kids have to worry about their parents’ mental health? The way society is set up, parents are supposed to be the grown-up ones and look after the kids, but a lot of times it’s the other way around.

I think that if we don't learn to inhabit other people's perspectives, then we're never going to understand why people do what they do.

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

I believe it doesn't matter what it is, as long as you can find something concrete to keep you busy while you are living your meaningless life.