Poetry At Its Best Is The Language

I Like Grit, I Like Love And Death, I'm Tired Of Irony. ... A Lot Of Good Fiction Is Sentimental. ... The Novelist Who Refuses Sentiment Refuses The Full Spectrum Of Human Behavior, And Then He Just Dries Up. ... I Would Rather Give Full Vent To All Human Loves And Disappointments, And Take A Chance On Being Corny, Than Die A Smartass.

I Don't See Gender As The Most Significant Fact Of Human Existence.

No One Else Can Hold Your Hand Or Take This Voyage Of The Soul For You.

I Write Novellas Because I Don't Like Loose Sprawling Prose.

Life Is Sentimental. Why Should I Be Cold And Hard About It? That's The Main Content. The Biggest Thing In People's Lives Is Their Loves And Dreams And Visions, You Know.