When your father directed your mother in 'Orpheus Descending,' the kid's going to be a theater nerd.
“Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.”
“But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore.”