Originality is also very important to a writer. And all of the writers I've mentioned, of course, are original, but it's important to me that every book that I do be really a completely fresh and new look at the world. And of course, that makes it frightening to start a new book because you can't really depend upon what you've done with previous books.
![Originality is also very important to a writer. And all of the writers I've mentioned, of course, are original, but it's important to me that every book that I do be really a completely fresh and new look at the world.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/alan-lightman/originality-is-also-very-important-to-a-writer-and-all-of-the-writers-ive-mentioned-of-course-are-original-but.jpg)