Once You'd Broken Through That

He'd Never Had To Make The Adjustments And Compromises Other People Accepted Early In Their Romantic Careers; Never Had A Chance To Learn The Lesson That Sarah Taught Him Everyday--that Beauty Was Only A Part Of It, And Not Even The Most Important Part, That There Were Transactions Between People That Occurred On Some Mysterious Level Beneath The Skin, Or Maybe Even Beyond The Body.

I Think I Was Always Writing Books That Had Very Clear Scenic Structures. I Do Tend To Write In Scenes. I Do Tend To Have A Fair Amount Of Dialogue. And I Do Tend To Use Stories That Don't Sprawl All Over The Place, That Have A Very Sharp Focus In Terms Of How They Unfold In Time.

I Really Wanted To Be A Musician, But It Turned Out I Had No Sense Of Time.

I Did A Lot Of Reading Of The Bible And Became Fascinated With The Idea Of The Rapture. It's Pretty Wild. I Hadn't Heard Of It Until I Was In College.

It's Like The Human Race Has Been Programmed For Misery.