If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth.
“Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.”
“I'll tell you why I like writing: it's just jumping into a pool. I get myself into a kind of trance. I engage the world, but it's also wonderful to just escape. I try to find the purities out of the confusion. It's pretty old-fashioned, but it's fun.”