Many Of My Books Have Begun With

I Am A Writer Of Fragments.

American Literature Had Always Considered Writing A Very Serious Matter

I Read The Odyssey Because It Was The Story Of A Man Who Returned Home After Being Absent For More Than Twenty Years And Was Recognized Only By His Dog.

I Think That Like All Writers - And If Any Writer Disagrees With This, Then He Is Not A Writer - I Write Primarily For Myself

It Means That No Matter What You Write, Be It A Biography, An Autobiography, A Detective Novel, Or A Conversation On The Street, It All Becomes Fiction As Soon As You Write It Down.