“Writing a novel is like making love, but it's also like having a tooth pulled. Pleasure and pain. Sometimes it's like making love while having a tooth pulled.”
“Sometimes writing everyday is like pulling teeth, painful, but necessary.”
“Writing is like having a lover. Sometimes it's wonderful and sometimes it's a pain in the neck.”
“At times I feel like a socket that remembers its tooth.”
“While I am absorbed by fiction, I pull the strings like a puppeteer; I make things happen. It's a passion and a lifelong obsession.”
“Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence.”