If You Were The Poor, Suffering Was

The Things That Have Always Drawn Me To The Craft Of Writing Is Character, It's Story, It's Something That Becomes Like A Pebble In My Shoe, A Voice That I Just Can't Get Rid Of, And I've Got To See It Through.

For A Novelist, It’s Kind Of An Onerous Burden To Represent An Entire Culture. That Said, I’m In A Unique Position To Speak On Behalf Of Afghanistan On Certain Issues That I Feel Are Important, Particularly The Issue Of Afghan Refugees.

I Give Novels As Gifts, And There Is Nothing I Like To Receive More As A Gift.

Human Behavior Is Messy And Unpredictable And Unconcerned With Convenient Symmetries.

All My Life, I'd Been Around Men. That Night, I Discovered The Tenderness Of A Woman.