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I Get Really Excited If I Think I'm Going To Introduce Somebody To A Writer They Haven't Found Before And I Think They'll Love. My Favorite Books To Get As Gifts Are Any That The Giver Is Messianic About.

Some Writers Are More Natural Public Performers Than Others; Personally I Find It Quite Strange Giving Interviews. But Everyone Has Parts Of Their Job That They Like More Than Others. You Can't Complain If You Get To Do What You Love Doing Most Of The Time, Can You?

You Know How If You're Born In A Certain Situation You Always Expect Your Life To Run On A Steady Trajectory? I've Never Really Had A Sense Of That. I Assume That Life Is Going To Go Up And Down.

If The Culture Is So All Pervasive That You Can’t Think Outside Of It, How Are You Making Genuine Choices?

I Was Always An Outsider, Always Standing Outside, Observing And Trying To Figure Things Out. Which Is Exactly What You Need To Do As A Writer, I Suppose.