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I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing 'Famished Road,' which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it.

My right hand is a monster.

My hands look terrible but I can do anything I want to do, so, you know, I just think I'm playing all around with more good taste and not dashing up and down the piano.

I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.

For all of my fortune, there are many with misfortune that need a hand.

If I have the option, I always read the paper or a book or something I can touch and destroy in my own hands.

My mother also had us take piano lessons, and this had a similar effect. I hated those lessons, but I now play regularly for pleasure and have even tried my hand at composing.

I am ambidextrous. I write with my right hand but played basketball in high school with my left.

My fingers used to hurt really bad when I played guitar. I stopped because of it.

I really like to try my hand at everything, and I think it's probably dangerous to let oneself be pigeon-holed, not necessarily by other people, but in one's own mind.