I Don't Want To Get Hung Up

People Always Want To Identify A Writer With Their Protagonist.

If The Culture Is So All Pervasive That You Can’t Think Outside Of It, How Are You Making Genuine Choices?

I Always Try To Create Conflict And Drama In My Books; It's The Engine Of The Novel.

I Was Always An Outsider, Always Standing Outside, Observing And Trying To Figure Things Out. Which Is Exactly What You Need To Do As A Writer, I Suppose.

You Know How If You're Born In A Certain Situation You Always Expect Your Life To Run On A Steady Trajectory? I've Never Really Had A Sense Of That. I Assume That Life Is Going To Go Up And Down.