The Oldest Principle Of Composition: Repeat Everything.

In 25 Years Of Writing Novels, I've Never Had Anything That Felt Like Writer's Block.

I Keep A Quotes Journal - Of Every Sentence That I've Wanted To Remember From My Reading Of The Past 30 Years.

The Desire To Live In Our Imagination Is Driven By This Suspicion That We're Disembodied Sensibilities Cobbled Into Our Bodies. That Idea Has Infused Most Of Human Thought Since The Very Beginning.

Music Forecasts The Past, Recalls The Future. Now And Then The Difference Falls Away, And In One Simple Gift Of Circling Sound, The Ear Solves The Scrambled Cryptogram. One Abiding Rhythm, Present And Always, And You're Free. But A Few Measures More, And The Cloak Of Time Closes Back Around You.

When You're Sure Of What You're Looking At, Look Harder.