I Am Always Reading Or Thinking About

I Think All Art Comes Out Of Conflict. When I Write I Am Always Looking For The Dramatic Kernel Of An Event, The Junctures Of People's Lives When They Go In One Direction, Not Another.

"politics" Per Se Is Absent From My Writing But There Is Usually A Moral (if Ironic) Compass.

Keep A Light, Hopeful Heart. But ­expect The Worst.

The Great Menace To The Life Of An Industry Is Industrial Self-complacency.

From Mother You Will Inherit The Belief That You Can Journey To Your Fate, There's A Place To Be Located On A Map That's Destiny. If Only You Can Get There. If It Isn't Too Late. If No One Stops You.