Taste ... Is A Matter Of Taste

The Most Interesting Things That Happen In My Books Are Usually The Things That Arise Spontaneously, The Things That Surprise Me.

When You Catch Yourself Lying To Your Therapist, You Know It's A Waste Of Money.

I Envy Those Writers Who Outline Their Novels, Who Know Where They're Going. But I Find Writing Is A Process Of Discovery.

Mine Is Not An Autonomous Imagination.

Most All Of The Writers I Admired When I Was In My Teens And Twenties Died Young. Fitzgerald Lived The Longest. He Was 44. Dylan Thomas Was 39. And Then Once You're Approaching 40, You Suddenly Think, "well, Maybe I Would Like To Live Longer Than Fitzgerald Or Thomas."