My Father Was Very Outwardly

The Imagination Demands That Life Be Told Slant Because Of Its Need Of Distance.

As A Writer, I Write To See. If I Knew How It Would End, I Wouldn't Write. It's A Process Of Discovery.

I Belong To The Middle Class That Grew Up Very Influenced By The Catholic Church. The People Of The Novel Are From A More Pagan And Practical World In Which The Christianity Is Just A Veneer.

Yes, Though I Have Nothing But Gratitude For My Upbringing In The Church.

When I Start To Write, Words Have Become Physical Presence. It Was To See If I Could Bring That Private World To Life That Found Its First Expression Through Reading. I Really Dislike The Romantic Notion Of The Artist.