Novels Arise Out Of The Shortcomings Of

I Think Vestigially There's A Synesthete In Me But Not Like A Real One Who Immediately Knows What Colour Wednesday Is.

Things Are Not What They Seem.

Coherence And Closure Are Deep Human Desires That Are Presently Unfashionable. But They Are Always Both Frightening And Enchantingly Desirable. "falling In Love," Characteristically, Combs The Appearances Of The Word, And Of The Particular Lover's History, Out Of A Random Tangle And Into A Coherent Plot.

I Am A Creature Of My Pen. My Pen Is The Best Of Me.

I Hated Being A Novelist When I Was 20 - I Had Nothing To Write About.