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I've always believed you go to literature to find the shared human experience, not the categorized human experience.

Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories.

Reading a novel of a private experience, very, very different, the nature of it is very different.

All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.

All experience is subjective.

All experience helps when you write.

This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear.

For some of us, books are intrinsic to our sense of personal identity.

I really like writing from real-life experiences. Audiences seem to prefer the stuff I couldn't have made up.