Things were here before you and will be here after you're gone. The geographic features, especially, give you a sense of your own place in the world and in time. |
We shouldn't forget how terrifying untamed landscape was to early settlers. From their perspective, mankind was put here in the New World to conquer the wilderness. |
What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative. |
What I was trying to suggest... was the intrigue that is always hidden in a scene, what a scene doesn't fully show. |
What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives. |
When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life. |
When we see a bag lady ... on the street, in that moment in our lives we try to get as far away from that person as possible, ... But the truth is, that person is me. That person is all of us, to a certain extent. |
You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness. |
You don't get far with people by judging them, and one of the nice things of my profession is I don't have to. It makes things a lot more fun, more interesting. |