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But I also think all of the great stories in literature deal with loneliness. Sometimes it's by way of heartbreak, sometimes it's by way of injustice, sometimes it's by way of fate. There's an infinite number of ways to examine it.

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

Writing is a solitary endeavor, but not a lonely one. When you write, your world is populated by the characters you invent, and you feel those people filling your life.

Sometimes, a writer's life alone can tell a story.

You know you lose a lot of social skills if you're a writer. You spend too long alone. And its forced me to address that.

Writing is a lonely profession.

I guess when you write a personal story, people feel compelled to share their own stories.

Everyone has a story.

Anytime you're writing stories about a group of people with whom you have limited experience, there's a lot of guesswork.