Things Happen When People Are Not Where

Life's Passed Along To Us Empty. We Have To Make Up The Happiness Part.

I Get Very Involved In The Internal Logic Of Sentences.

You Can't Write ... On The Strength Of Influence. You Can Only Write A Good Story Or A Good Novel By Yourself.

I'm Trying To Cause People To Be Interested In The Particulars Of Their Lives Because I Think That's One Thing Literature Can Do For Us. It Can Say To Us: Pay Attention. Pay Closer Attention. Pay Stricter Attention To What You Say To Your Son.

The Thing About Being A Writer Is That You Never Have To Ask, 'am I Doing Something That's Worthwhile?' Because Even If You Fail At It, You Know That It's Worth Doing.