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Every 'Observer' writer wants to be a novelist.

You've got to be an observer. And you've got to take time to listen to people, talk, to watch what they do.

I was always the observer, trying to understand what was going on. I was always the new kid. Writing became my safe place.

A writer's job is to give the reader a larger vision of the world.

A good writer is always a people watcher.

As a writer, you owe it to yourself not to get stuck in a rut of looking at the world in a certain way.

The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.

I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served me well as a writer.

I'm very much an observer and a conduit of thoughts and ideas.

Writing is incredibly important to me as a way of handling the world, understanding how it works.