” I do tend to feel more connected to dead writers, perhaps because they have finished their work. “
” The way that people feel changes everything. Feelings are forces. They cause us to time travel. And to leave ourselves, to leave our bodies. I would be that kind of psychologist who says, ‘You’re absolutely right – there are monsters under the bed. “
” Sometimes I feel weird about time. Sometimes I feel that it doesn’t go in the order we perceive it. There are… repetitions that maybe we decide not to notice because it is simpler. I like to pick up on those moments. “
” I think I started writing about identity, and I used to believe that identity is the story. But now I’m not so much subscribed to that. I mean, with ‘Mr. Fox,’ it has a feminist agenda as well. And so, as I sort of been away from writing about identity, I still feel that kind of tug of roots and, you know, cultural background. “
” I think, basically, what I’m good for is reading – a lot. I think I’ll always be more of a reader than a writer, definitely. There are sooo many books in the world I haven’t read, sometimes I feel as if they’re all piled on top of my head weighing me down and saying, ‘Hurry up. “
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