I know that gaps can be closed. And they can be closed substantially, more than I think we believe.
The Wars is a great book, rich in its images, its language, its construction, and, ultimately, its conception.
History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.
A man descending is propelled by inertia; the only initiative left him is whether or not he decides to enjoy the passing scene.
I frequently gravitate toward characters that have some urgency or soul.
Writing short stories was kind of like I was cheating the whole time, in some way. I went back and forth between writing the novels and sort of sneaking out to work on stories occasionally. These stories were written over the last 10 years or so, as I was taking breaks from the novels I've written.
Hip-hop is always moving. It's always looking for the next style; it's always trying to one-up the last person.
Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone's control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.