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When I write a book, I write a book for myself; the reaction is up to the reader. It's not my business whether people like or dislike it.

People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.

In fact, I think for a lot of writers, it's so hard to be read.

My theory is that sometimes writers write books because they want to read them, and they aren't there to be read. And I think that was true of me.

But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books.

I think people become consumed with selling a book when they need to be consumed with writing it.

I love it when people want to interpret my books.

Whatever the readers feel when they're reading my books, I feel it tenfold when I'm writing it.

It's always struck me as unfair that writing has so little sensation when it's going well.

I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.