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Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand – but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never ­being satisfied.

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Q: Where and when do you do your writing? A: Any small room with no natural light will do. As for when, I have no particular schedules... afternoons a...more

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At a certain point you have to leave childish things behind, and one of the childish things is a sense that 'Wow, I can draw' or in my case 'Wow, I ca...more

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When I write I am trying to express my way of being in the world. This is primarily a process of elimination: once you have removed all the dead langu...more

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Some writers are the kind of solo violinists who need complete silence to tune their instruments. Others want to hear every member of the orchestra—th...more

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It’s such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is yourself. This is hard to do alone.

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USURY: Everybody's looking for the job in which you never have to pay anyone their pound of flesh. Self-employed nirvana. A lot of artists like to thi...more