Each of us is born with a history already in place

Writers do not write what they know. They write what they can imagine.

As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.

I keep threatening to keep a formal journal, but whenever I start one it instantly becomes an exercise in self-consciousness. Instead of a journal I manage to have dozens of notebooks with bits and pieces of stories, poems, and notes. Almost every thing I do has its beginning in a notebook of some sort, usually written on a bus or train.

Think about all the tomorrows of your life.

I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.

I like people who take responsibility for their lives.