Routinely, when I finish a book, I think 'What will I do? Where will I get an idea?' And a kind of low-level panic sets in.

I do the same kind of rewriting that I do in the shorts that I do in long books - and that is a lot. The book really comes to life in the rewriting.

I think what happens is a sense of panic sets in. It's a natural reaction.

I think people get fixated on the example of an idea.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.