I envisioned that as my life: staying in academia to make a living and then taking summers off to write my novels.

The happiest moment of my life was probably when my daughter was born.

I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it.

I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it.'

I don't believe in a conspiracy to hide the existence of extraterrestrial life.

Sometimes the better the writing, the harder it is to play because you really want to service it. It's hard to be that quick and articulate in life. You've got to try to make it seem discovered, you know, not rehearsed.