I think, in common with a lot of novelists, I wasn't the most athletic guy at school.

There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.

This thing with being lovers, it isn't like being married.

I'm a much better writer for being a father.

I was an only child of a father who loved me deeply, but we didn't play catch, even though I was an athlete. We didn't go fishing or hunting or any of the things I wanted to do. Why not? He just didn't do that.

I really liked sports and athletic stuff, but I was a total nerd.

I learned long ago that the most effective way to compete is to play your own game, and I've been competing with men my whole life.

People think when you're struggling and not winning matches it's because you're not working hard. That's the biggest misnomer in tennis.