I Write About What I Know; And

That's What Sons Do: Write To Their Mothers About Recall, Tell Themselves About The Past Until They Come To Realize That They Are The Past.

The World Does Not Turn Without Moments Of Grace. Who Cares How Small.

Things In Life Have No Real Beginning, Though Our Stories About Them Always Do.

Cynicism Is Easy. An Optimist Is A Braver Cynic.

If You Sort Of See Yourself Writing Into A Space That You Don't Always Recognize, You Sometimes Learn Things That You Knew, But Weren't Entirely Aware Of. It's Very Liberating For A Writer To Go Into A Space Where She Or He Has Not Gone Before, Because, Instead Of Being A Tourist, You're Like An Explorer Now, And You're Sort Of Lost In This New Idea.