The Ruins Proclaim The Building Was Beautiful.

But When You Read A Book, What You See Are Black Squiggles On Pulped Wood Or, Increasingly, Dark Pixels On A Pale Screen. To Transform These Icons Into Characters And Events, You Must Imagine. And When You Imagine, You Create.

Literature Helps Us Transcend Ourselves.

The Notion Of Love As A Potentially Destructive And Potentially Redemptive Human Force Is Something That Comes Across In All My Books.

Empathy Is About Finding Echoes Of Another Person In Yourself.

I'd Rather Create A Miniature Painting Than A Taj Mahal Of A Book.