Russell Banks

I don't want it to be all that self-conscious or artificial, but it really grows out of my having invented myself as a listener so that I could hear her voice.

But on the other hand, I don't actively seek out stories or hunt them down.

John Brown first swam into my vision in the 1960s when I was a political activist in the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement at Chapel Hill, where I went to university.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.