I Think That I'm Serious, But I

The Admiration Of Another Writer’s Work Is Almost In Inverse Proportion To Similarities In Style.

I Think Almost Always That What Gets Me Going With A Story Is The Atmosphere, The Visual Imagery, And Then I People It With Characters, Not The Other Way Around.

Falling In Place Was Meant To Be Very Much Rooted In A Place And Time, And Music Was A Part Of That.

When I Was Teaching At Harvard In The 1970s, I Went To Project Incorporated In Cambridge And Took Photography Classes. I Didn't Even Know How To Aim The Camera In Those Days.

When I Lived In New York, Not Only Did I Have Safety Locks On The Door But I Had The Music Going, Keeping The City At A Distance, Trying To Find Creative Time And Peace And So Forth.