Being A Professional Writer Is Not An

You Do The Right Thing Even If It Makes You Feel Bad. The Purpose Of Life Is Not To Be Happy But To Be Worthy Of Happiness.

What Interests Me Is Trying To Catch The Reflection Of The Human Being On The Page. I'm Interested In How Ordinary People Live Their Lives

Writing Is Revision. All Prose Responds To Work.

I Always Want To Write Something Better Than The Last Book.

Most Teachers Have Little Control Over School Policy Or Curriculum Or Choice Of Texts Or Special Placement Of Students, But Most Have A Great Deal Of Autonomy Inside The Classroom. To A Degree Shared By Only A Few Other Occupations, Such As Police Work, Public Education Rests Precariously On The Skill And Virtue Of The People At The Bottom Of The Institutional Pyramid.