If You Scare Somebody Enough, They Stop

Nobody Else In The World Would Look At Writing As Craftsmanship - It's Totally This Protestant Hardworking Ethic. You Go Into This Kind Of Infinite Space Of Imagination And You Fence Yourself In With All Kinds Of Laws.

Hebrew Was Frozen, Like Frozen Peas, Fresh Out Of The Bible.

I Like Smoking Pot, But I'm Not The Kind Of Guy Who Smokes Every Day.

In America, Where Writers Are Preoccupied With The Craft Of Writing, I Always Try To Introduce This Concept Of The Badly Written Good Story. Turning The Hierarchy Around And Putting Passion On Top And Not Craft, Because When You Just Focus On Craft, You Can Write Something That Is Very Sterile.

My First And Biggest Love Was Always Fiction Writing. But It Is A Very Lonely Pastime.