Writing Is Revision. All Prose Responds To

At First, I Spend About Four Hours A Day Writing. Toward The End Of A Book, I Spend Up To 16 Hours A Day On It, Because All I Want To Do Is Make It Good And Get It Done.

The Only Real Nation Is Humanity

I Tell Beginning Readers To Read A Lot And Write A Lot. If You Want To Write A Book, Find A Subject That's Really Worth The Time And Effort You'll Put In.

What I Like About Non-fiction Is That It Covers Such A Huge Territory. The Best Non-fiction Is Also Creative

I Never Planned On Doing A Book About Paul Farmer Or His Organization. I Met Him In Haiti When I Was On A Magazine Assignment. It's Almost Like His Story Sort Of Fell In My Lap.