I’m very interested in the pacing of things—how long things are. For instance, how long is this description as opposed to that description? I like to see the balance, the proportion, where the words are being allotted, because that’s a reflection of their relative importance, their priority in the piece.—Lynne Sharon Schwartz, interviewed by Nancy Middleton

You work with the perfect knowledge and expectation that whatever you do will probably disappear with you. But it’s a dignified way of spending your time. I don’t think anybody has a right to expect anything more than that.—Richard Bausch, interviewed by Jennifer Levasseur and Kevin Rabalais

I can’t just sit down and start writing. I write at certain times now. I really do feel like my creative mind has been trained to be available at that time and kicks in at that time.—Daniel Wallace

I thought for a while that I wanted to be involved in film until I realized I hate collaboration.—Roy Parvin

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