I'm never sure who I'm writing for, or who's reading me, but I definitely see myself in conspiracy with my readers.

When I started, there was more of a cultural assumption that many readers would find gay characters irrelevant or repugnant.

I have never been on the receiving end of a hate crime, or even a disparaging remark to my face.

I never write in a linear way. And I tell students not to. You can only know so much about a book when you first start.

Aren't we all waiting to be read by someone, praying that they'll tell us that we make sense?

Bookish people, who are often maladroit people, persist in thinking they can master any subtlety so long as it's been shaped into acceptable expository prose.