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The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don't forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it's always there in your head.

Living in literature and love is the best thing there is. You're always home.

I have a huge passion for literature.

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers.

The smart way to build a literary career is you create an identifiable product, then reliably produce that product so people know what they are going to get. That's the smart way to build a career, but not the fun way. Maybe you can think about being less successful and happier. That's an option, too.

If you think about becoming a writer, that's just really one of the big dreams I had. It's really important to have those dreams and pursue your passions.

I love literature deeply. I view books as sacred things, and in writing my story, I'm going to do my best to honor the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am.

If you read literature, you put yourself in somebody else's shoes. You learn from great figures in literature.

The answer to all writing, to any career for that matter, is love.

Doing interesting things and then writing about them is the best way to become a good writer.