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Writing is what I do. It's like breathing to me at a certain point, but if I couldn't write, I do like cooking.

Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life.

I think writing is an extension of a childhood habit - the habit of entertaining oneself by taking interesting bits of reality and building upon them.

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

Writing is the only thing in my life that doesn't get easier. It just doesn't.

Writing is a way of getting at the things most people would prefer to escape. Writing takes me to the center of life. That's my invitation to my readers as well.

Writing is the most important thing in my life - above marriage.

Writing is just something I've always done. It's just kind of the reality of who I am.

The most important lesson my parents taught me is that writing is a job, one that requires discipline and commitment. Most of the time it's a fun job, a wonderful job, but sometimes it isn't, and those are the days that test you.