Of course, the greater one's need, the greater one's propensity to be mesmerized.

It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing.

You get your inspiration - suggestions - wherever you have to, even from your mother.

Put your backbone where your wishbone is.

You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.

In a painting, you can't make out whether the artist painted the left eye before the right eye. In Chinese calligraphy, you can see the progression of the artist's stroke.

I tend to follow a scattershot approach to reading a lot of very diverse subjects interest me, and I'm quite happy to read stuff on any of them.