I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And the time never came back.

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So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

When I quit all these things and said I didn't have any time, I meant...

When I quit all these things and said I didn't have any time, I meant...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world....

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world....

The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told...

The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told...

The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite...

The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism...

There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism...

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

Well, The Wellspring was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in...

Well, The Wellspring was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in...

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people...

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people...

Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's...

Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's...

I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen -...

I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen -...

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time...

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time...

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.