One of the earliest lessons I learned as a child was that if you looked away from something, it might not be there when you looked back..

I had a deep prejudice against the South. It's taken me many years to get over that, be more open and thoughtful..

I really dislike when people talk about "experimental," because any good writer is experimental. As a writer, you don't know what the hell you're doi….

When I'm writing, I'm thinking, "Well, this might be a book that I'll always be happy with, and certainly readers will be happy with." But another pa….