I'm Always The One With The Activist

I Don't Separate My Books Into Historical Novels And The Rest. To Me, They're All Made-up Worlds, And Both Kinds Are Borne Out Of Curiosity, Some Investigation Into The Past.

I Did Not Know That History Is Like A Blood Stain That Keeps On Showing On The Wall No Matter How Many New Owners Take Possession, No Matter How Many Times We Pint Over It.

The Declared Meaning Of A Spoken Sentence Is Only Its Overcoat, And The Real Meaning Lies Underneath Its Scarves And Buttons.

Nostalgia Is Something We Think Of As Fuzzy. But It's Pain. Pain Concerning The Past.

So In The First Draft, I'm Inventing People And Place With A Broad Schematic Idea Of What's Going To Happen. In The Process, Of Course, I Discover All Sorts Of Bigger And More Substantial Things.