“Expansion. That is the idea the novelist must cling to. Not completion. Not rounding off, but opening out.”

“[B]riefing is not reading. In fact it is the antithesis of reading. Briefing is terse, factual and to the point. Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting. Briefing closes down a subject, reading opens it up.”

“All growth is essentially an expansion of awareness.”

“Focus on what you love, what brings you joy, what brings you happiness and allow that to expand.”