The First Sentence Cant Be Written Until

I Have Beliefs, Of Course, Like Everyone-but I Don't Always Believe In Them.

Novels Usually Evolve Out Of 'character.' Characters Generate Stories, And The Shape Of A Novel Is Entirely Imagined But Should Have An Aesthetic Coherence.

I Am Inclined To Think That As I Grow Older I Will Come To Be Infatuated With The Art Of Revision, And There May Come A Time When I Will Dread Giving Up A Novel At All.

Betrayal Is The Deepest Wound. Betrayal Is What Remains Of Love, When Love Has Gone.

Ultimately, We Measure Ourselves Against Our Own Ideas Of Idealism And Perfection, And We Don't Always Come Very Close To Them.