I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

The decision for me was whether to have 'The Father' be a book that told a story - from the point of view of this speaker, the daughter - without, as in the earlier books, then having a section on something else and a section on something else.

Well, 'The Wellspring' was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in the beginning that was poems that began from others' experience.

it is forbidden to love where we are not loved

Seeing yourself as responsible for the quality of your relationship, as a prime mover in your life, I think is a bold, amazing step.

The older I get, the more I feel.

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.