The option is always on the table. When we [with Bjork] were starting as creative kids in the Eighties, we found each other. I was 19, she was 16 and a friendship was made.

I'm not one of those writers who writes everyday.

I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.

[Bob Dylan] builds his lyrics, of course, from personal experience, but it's also a literary work. He draws heavily on his knowledge of American lyric tradition as well as European modernism. But he should let the Nobel Prize Committee know if he is accepting it or not.

One thing for sure is it will be written in the Icelandic language. All of my literary work is.

Bjork is one of my oldest friends so we share the friendship and common roots. That is what we build on when we work together.

Paul Beatty for "The Sellout" sounds like a relevant story for our times. It's playful, uses deep thought and seems to be taking advantage of everything literature can do when tackling difficult issues.