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You set up a story and it turns inside out and that is, for me, the most exciting sort of story to write. The viewer thinks it's going to be about something and it does the opposite.

I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.

Mine is not a story to tell struggling writers.

Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world.

I'm always writing. There is always a story brewing in my head.

I write, having seen what's happening already in my head. I see it as a movie, and I'm just writing down what's happening in front of me.

For me, writing stories is one way of feeling connected to the universe and God.

For me, writing is more a process of discovering the book than planning it.

The writing is really important in books that affect me. I read for the writing. The story is usually of less interest to me. It's the words that break your heart.

In general, when I'm writing, I concentrate on the story itself, and I leave it to other people, such as agents and publishers, to work out who it's for.