"A writer’s life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don’t have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it."

"I'm a great believer in the power of the imagination."

"Life is a series of surprises, and you never know what's going to happen next."

"A book is a collaboration between a writer and a reader. The writer provides the words, but the reader provides the meaning."

"To be a writer is to be a criminal. To be a writer is to be a transgressor. It's to be someone who goes across the line."