I grew up in an agnostic broad-minded family.

We are born in innocence. ... Corruption comes later. The first fear is a corruption, the first reaching for something that defies us. The first nuance of difference, the first need to feel better than the different one, more loved, stronger, richer, more blessed -- these are corruptions.

I rewrite everything, almost idiotically. I rewrite and work and work, and rewrite and rewrite some more.