What We Attempt To Do Is Not

One Cannot Always Marry The Person One Loves.

All Prizes Have A Role, If They Are Run With Integrity And With A Clear Focus On Reading And Quality Writing. I Don't Think Any Of Them Is Necessary, But They All Play An Incredibly Important Role In Building A Body Of Literature, In Introducing New Authors To New Readers, And Extending Reading.

For When All Else Is Done, On­ly Words Re­main. Words En­dure.

People Think That I'm Very Serious.

Actually, I Can Write Anywhere - Airport Lounges, In Bed, On A Rattling Train Going North.