In addition to the research I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country.
I have written a memoir here and there and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However generally speaking I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me.
At the very end of a book I can manage to work for longer stretches but...
Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It's not really...
Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret...
The fact is ones own voice is not heard anywhere...
I have always believed in evolving a consensus before taking any major...
