I like writing, but I write for self-improvement more than I do for money.
My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman.
My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function.
Since I cant write the greatest American novel, Im going to write the longest American novel.
Plot makes the character just as history makes the man.
I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails.