I view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.

I feel pretty confident in my own ability.

I can count my friends on one hand.

I'm a historian in my own mind.

When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I'm trying to do. I'm frightened by my own belief that I can actually get a story down on paper.

I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.