When writers stop believing in their own stories, readers tend to sense it.

The problem is fundamental... It is as if a secret committee, now lost to history, has made a study of children and, having figured out what the greatest number were least disposed to declared that all of them should do it.

People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.

I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why.

What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative

Paul Farmer has helped to build amazing health care system in one of the poorest areas of Haiti. He founded Partners in Health, which serves the destitute and the sick in many parts of the world from Haiti to Boston and from Russia to Peru.

What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives