For Me, The Past Is

A Lot Of Writing Is A Form Of Seeing - Putting Down What You See In Terms Of Action And Landscape.

I've Always Been Inspired By Don Quixote As A Role Model Of Sorts, Of The Power Of Books To Sort Of Make You Insane In Maybe A Beautiful Way.

It's Hard For Me To Think Of Writing A Novel, Because It Takes So Long.

How Terrible To Be Alcoholic. You Just Want To Quietly Soothe And Maybe Poison Yourself, But You End Up Poisoning Those Around You As Well, Like Trying To Commit Suicide With A Gas Oven And Unwittingly Murdering Your Neighbors.

There Are So Many Talented Young Writers Named Jonathan, With Whom By Comparison I Suffer Terribly.