We are made to persist. that's how we find out who we are.

Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.

Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I teach literature, and I do when I'm teaching writing.

Like so many writers I started writing stories because I didn't have much time for anything else.

One of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short story, which I love.

Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life, is your friend in writing.

We are made to persist. that's how we find out who we are.