You Could Not Tell A Story Like

I Never Base Characters On Real People. There Are People Who Do That But I Really Don't Know How To Do It.

People Do Not Love Those Whose Eyes Show That They Are Somewhere Else

I Have Written A Memoir Here And There, And That Takes Its Own Form Of Selfishness And Courage. However, Generally Speaking, I Have No Interest In Writing About My Own Life Or Intruding In The Privacy Of Those Around Me.

I'm Interested In Where We Are, Where We're Going, Where We've Come From.

I Think It's Really Boring, From The Point Of View Of The Novelist, To Write About Yourself. Tedious. But That's Very Hard To Explain To People Who Really Don't Believe In The Possibility Of Invention.