I Know Why We Try To Keep

One Thing In My Defense, Not That It Matters: I Know Something Carter Never Knew, Or Helene, Or Maybe You. I Know What "nothing" Means, And Keep On Playing.

It's Hard To Find A Book That's Safe To Write. Because One Always Goes To Dark Or Difficult Places.

Details Are Our Business As Writers. Your Heart Leaps When You See A Detail That Can Go Somewhere

I've Always Been Fascinated With Marine Geography And How Deep Things Are. I Was Spellbound By The Tsunami, For Example, By The Actual Maps. There Is Just Something About The Unseen Bottom Of The Sea That Has Always Fascinated Me, How Deep Is It.

The Impulse To Write Things Down Is A Peculiarly Compulsive One, Inexplicable To Those Who Do Not Share It