Don't get yourself in certain circumstances or instances, because it's not a good feeling to be sitting in that chair where you've got 12 people that are in control of your life. You have an opportunity to be in control of your life for yourself by the decisions that you make.
“A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.”
“I'm at the point in my career where to be a winner is more important than any individual things.”