I would not give up a lot of what I know about my heritage. I would not give up knowing where I came from, the good parts and the bad parts.

It occurred to me at some point that what really links us to the past is memory, and there's so much we've forgotten.

I think [it's necessary to accept] things that are just true about yourself: These are my faults, these are the things I'm good at, this is where I came from, this is where I didn't come from. I think happy people are the ones who have made peace with those truths and acknowledged them, and learned to use them and live with them.

I do think a lot about the past.

I would not give up a lot of what I know about my heritage. I would not give up knowing where I came from, the good parts and the bad parts.

I tend to be a very logical, practical person.

I personally love books that make me think, so I naturally gravitate toward writing a book like that, one that's going to make someone think and make me think.