I Have Been Everywhere Because I Don't

Writing Is Immensely Difficult. The Short Forms Especially.

The Theory Of The Teacher With All These Immigrant Kids Was That If You Spoke English Loudly Enough They Would Eventually Understand.

When I'm Writing, I Like To Seal Everything Off And Face The Wall, Not To Look Outside The Window. The Only Way Out Is Through The Sentences.

The Historian Will Tell You What Happened. The Novelist Will Tell You What It Felt Like.

I've Known Several Cases Of Writers Who Decide To Write About Something And They Research The Hell Out Of It And When They're Ready To Write, They Can't Move Because They Are So Burdened. I Start Writing. Whatever I Need Somehow Comes To Hand.