At most I'll spend three or four hours daily, sometimes less.

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It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They...

It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They...

My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never...

My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never...

Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to...

Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to...

I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up...

I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up...

The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into...

The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into...

I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to...

I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to...

For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various...

For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various...

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.

I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does...

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does...

It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much...

It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much...

I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers...

I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers...

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just...

I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just...

I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say;...

I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say;...

I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking...

I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking...

I spend about a year between novels.

I spend about a year between novels.

For me, writing something down was the only road out.

For me, writing something down was the only road out.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows.

I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows.