We're Not Saints, Any Of Us. Maybe

I Obviously Read And Adore Traditional Fiction. I Teach Traditional Fiction; I Also Teach All Kinds Of Not-so-traditional Fiction.

I Want The Plot To Be As Complicated As Possible. Usually I'll Write All The Way Through To An End, And Then I Go Back And Try To Fix The Ending So That It Makes Sense. I Don't Think Out The Plot Ahead Of Time.

People Don't Hijack Planes Anymore Because That Old System Of Hijacking In Order To Barter For A Prison Release Or Get To A Different Country No Longer Works, Exactly, Because 9/11 Recoded The Hostage's Interpretation Of A Hijack. If A Hijacker Isn't Trying To Use The Plane As A Missile, Then He Is In Danger Of Being Killed By The Hostages. There Is No Minor Terror Threat Anymore. No Mid-level Terrorism.

No Matter What You Wear, Not Everyone Is Going To Understand What You're Saying.

We Want To Believe We Couldn't Be Replaced, And That The People We Love Are Irreplaceable.