I Really Wanted To Be A Musician,

I Used To Describe Myself As A Comic Novelist, But My Concerns Seem To Have Darkened Over The Past Few Years.

If Anything, He Seemed A Little Lonely, All Too Ready To Open His Heart At The Slightest Sign Of Interst.

My Mythic Version Of America Is Very Much About Parents And Children, And In My Experience, The Suburban Setting Is Where That Particular Drama Plays Out. Which Isn't To Say That There Aren't Parents And Children In Cities Or On Farms. I Just Don't Know Them.

I Know Very Few Writers Who Outline Fully Before They Start. It Just Doesn't Seem Possible To Do, Because So Many Things Don't Come Out Until You're Absolutely Knee-deep In The World.

I Read 'the Great Gatsby' In High School And Was Hypnotized By The Beauty Of The Sentences And Moved By The Story About The Irrevocability Of Lost Love.