It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.

The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.

People respect nonfiction but they read novels.

A good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that.

I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind.

If I really considered myself a writer, I wouldn't be writing screenplays. I'd be writing novels.