It's through the small things that we develop our moral imagination, so that we can understand the sufferings of others.

Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age.

My wife Elizabeth and I started The Really Terrible Orchestra for people like us who are pretty hopeless musicians who would like to play in an orchestra. It has been a great success. We give performances; we've become the most famous bad orchestra in the world.

Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age.