It's A Brooding Melancholy That Haunts Me.

I Was Aware That There Is An Expectation That Writers Inevitably Falter At This Stage, That They Fail To Live Up To The Promise Of Their First Successful Book, That The Next Book Never Pleases The Way The Prior One Did. It Simply Increased My Sense Of Being Challenged.

Cities Produce In Me Melancholy Or A Tension I Don't Need.

My Book Is Traditional. It Runs Counter To The Post-modern Spirit.

I Think You Have An Obligation To Share What You Know As A Writer.

The Status Quo Was Rote Memorization And Recitation In Classrooms Thronged With Passive Children Who Were Sternly Disciplined When They Expressed Individual Needs.