Many universities have asked me to come for a semester but I don't want to do it because I don't have the patience.

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.

I can see every monster as they come in.

Home is where you feel at home. I'm still looking.

What I do requires fantastic concentration... but you can't be totally alone, or you lose all contact with reality, so even when I'm engrossed and secluded, Jack Dunphy can be there. He's my oldest and best friend, and best critic too.

Every day is a new day with me. All holds are off. All contracts are forgotten.

Any work of art, provided it springs from a sincere motivation to further understanding between people, is an act of faith and therefore is an act of love.