“Early on I set out to write the next Great American Novel, and then later on I set out the silverware and enjoyed my dinner in silence.”
“I wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this is sufficient reason to set out to tell a story.”
“I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme.”
“I don't set out to be different, I set out to be me, people think it's different.”
“I decide to go outside to enjoy the weather. Out of the corner of my eye I see Thor pushing an empty wheelbarrow, and I wonder if it’s some sort of thought experiment. Either he just got done dumping mulch in the back yard, or this is a great set up for a Zen koan.”
“I set out to discover the why of it, and to transform my pleasure into knowledge.”