I think one of the reasons I'm so thrilled with writing is because it is an act of reading for me at the same time, which is why my revisions are so sustained.

Sometimes what I write on the page frightens me, so I feel free when I write, but I don't feel safe.

He wants to put his story next to hers.

The presence of evil was something to be first recognized, then dealt with, survived, outwitted, triumphed over.

I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are

What's the world for you if you can't make it up the way you want it?

For me, Art is the restoration of order. It may discuss all sort of terrible things, but there must be satisfaction at the end. A little bit of hunger, but also satisfaction.