I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.

For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

I spent many years of my life as an economist and demographer. I was finally distracted by writing my novels and poetry. I'm enormously happy that was the case. I feel that with writing I have found my metier.

I simply seem to drift. But I sort of allow the drift, because it has a kind of check - it forces me to work harder at what I'm interested in.