“It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.”
“Two questions form the foundation of all novels: "What if?" and "What next?" (A third question, "What now?", is one the author asks himself every 10 minutes or so; but it's more a cry than a question.) Every novel begins with the speculative question, What if "X" happened? That's how you start.”
“You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others...”
“If you start looking up, they start asking questions.”
“The starting point is a question.”
“Where are you from?” I started with what I thought was an easy question.“Everywhere,” he grumbled.“Everywhere?” I stared into the blackness of the espresso. “I don’t think I’ve been there.”