Catastrophe Is Numerical. Loss Is Singular, One

I Think What Saved Me, As A Writer, Is That There Are Really Two Breaking Points In My Life. One Was When I Was 19 And My Mother Died, And One Was When I Was 31 And My First Child Was Born. And That Sort Of Gave Me A Kind Of Rebirth That I Think Has Been Invaluable To Me As A Novelist, In Terms Of Seeing The World Anew.

That's Really What I Want In A Leader; I Want Somebody Who's Really, Really Smart.

What Had I Expected Of The First Child? Everything. Rocket Scientist. Neurosurgeon. Designated Hitter. We Talked Wisely At Cocktail Parties About The Sad Mistake Our Mothers Had Made In Pinning All Their Hopes And Dreams On Us. We Were Full Of It.

I Think That We Really Fool Ourselves About Our Ability To Be Safe And Secure Nowadays.

I Once Wanted To Be A Personage. Now I Am Comfortable Being A Person.