Thorough Exploration Quotes

The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff.

Any time someone doesn't like one on the first run, I hope they will give it another shot. At least we'll get another chance. But I do feel, in my approach, I am not really a minimalist. I don't like to leave out ideas that I think could add something to the story. Sometimes, you can't quite pick up on all of it in one sitting. It's not by design. But maybe it's a side effect of my approach.

I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly.

You might curb your magnanimity, and be more of an artist, and load every rift of your subject with ore.

I think the problem with polemics is that it's general and it's lazy. When you say, "This is bad," that's a general thing. We're more interested in asking the question.

In general, what we really want is a feeling when we read anything that the author has explored the territory as dutifully and as thoroughly as their spirit allows and as their heart allows.

If you're really looking for something in particular, it helps to take your time.

I'm the kind of person who, if I like one song, will listen to all of the band's work before moving on to another group.

Explore an idea until you've exhausted it, really go to all the different parameters of it.