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I wake up very early in the morning. I like to start in the dark, and I never work at night, because my brain is evaporated by 4 P.M.

I was motivated to write about violence because I believe it's not unusual. I see it as just a part of life, and I think we get in trouble when we separate people who've experienced it from those who haven't.

Alice Sebold

For me, heaven would be a lack of alienation. The whole time I was growing up, I felt comfort was inherently evil. I think that, for me, heaven isn't about couches and milk shakes and never having a troubling thought again.

Alice Sebold

I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously.

Alice Sebold

Depending on where I am in the process, sometimes I have a page count and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I have an hour count; sometimes I'm just happy to string a few words together. I do keep pretty rigorous hours, because otherwise you never get anything done.

Alice Sebold

I went to church irregularly and was mostly reading comics in the pew.

Alice Sebold

I think understanding is the way to gain perspective - and therefore can live among those hideous realities. You can live with them.

Alice Sebold

I find talking about my work harder than it might be if honesty wasn't my calling card.

Alice Sebold

In my 20s, I railed against anything 'spiritual'; I thought it was all crap.

Alice Sebold

I wake up very early in the morning. I like to start in the dark, and I never work at night, because my brain is evaporated by 4 P.M.

Alice Sebold

I like gardening - it's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself.

Alice Sebold

I wanted to be a novelist for so long.

Alice Sebold