When I Write I Know That I'm

I Think That Fiction Has A Part To Play In Urging Us, As A Species, Toward Compassion.

A John Updike Is A Once-in-a-generation Phenomenon, If That Generation Is Lucky: So Comfortable In So Many Genres, The Same Lively, Generous Intelligence Suffusing All He Did.

Compassion Doesn't Have To Be Weak Or Enabling; It Can Also Be Quite Bold.

As A Fiction Writer, One Of Things You Learn Is God Lives In Specificity. You Know, Human Kindness Is Increased As We Pursue Specificity.

All Along, My Mantra Was: Don't Write Unless It Contributes To The Emotion, And Do Anything You Do In Service Of The Emotion Only.