"Every time I write a book, I try to make it as good as I can, and then I hope that people will read it."

"I like it that the dead don't talk. If they did, the past would be even more unbearable than it already is."

"I've got a lot of trouble with sanity. It's a constant struggle."

"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."

"I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist."