“For some it is harder towrite a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.”
“The truth isn't easily pinned to a page. In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap and much more difficult to find.”
“For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.”
“Writing fiction, especially a long work of fiction can be difficult, lonely job; it’s like crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a bathtub. There’s plenty of opportunity for self-doubt.”
“Some habits are harder to break than others”
“I leaned forward and slapped her across the face. Probably a bit harder than I needed to, but it worked.”