I work at night, starting at around 10 o'clock and working until 2 or 3 in the morning. I do that usually five days a week. In Berkeley, I have an office behind our house that I share with my wife, who works more in the daytime. Michael Chabon berkeleyclockday share on social
I remember tearing up the first time I read Nabokov's description, in 'Speak, Memory,' of his father being tossed on a blanket by cheering muzhiks, with its astonishingly subtle foreshadowing of grief and mourning. Michael Chabon astonishinglyblanketcheer share on social
The things I keep going back to, rereading, maybe they say more about me as a reader than about the books. Love in the Time of Cholera, Pale Fire. Michael Chabon backbookcholera Change image and share on social
That's the best thing about writing, when you're in that zone, you're porous, ready to absorb the solution. Michael Chabon absorbporousready Change image and share on social
It was fun. That was something I came to fairly late. Michael Chabon fairlyfunlate Change image and share on social
Louis Pasteur said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind.' If you're really engaged in the writing, you'll work yourself out of whatever jam you find yourself in. Michael Chabon chanceengagefavor Change image and share on social
Moby Dick - that book is so amazing. I just realized that it starts with two characters meeting in bed; that's how my book begins, too, but I hadn't noticed the parallel before, two characters forced to share a bed, reluctantly. Michael Chabon amazebedbegin share on social
I wasn't involved, except to the degree that they sent me drafts of the script as the writer turned them in. They asked me at one point to write a memo about what I thought of it. Michael Chabon askdegreedraft Change image and share on social
I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the characters, a mental image. Michael Chabon characterfeltgive Change image and share on social
When I was in my early to mid-teens, that was a very heavy diet of science fiction and fantasy, so those were the kinds of books I tended to imagine writing someday, or even began to try to write. Michael Chabon beginbookdiet Change image and share on social
