Sam Shepard : (3) " The funny thing about having all this so-called success is that behind it is a certain horrible emptiness. " - Sam Shepard " The great thing for me, now, is that writing has become more and more interesting. Not just as a craft but as a way into things that are not described. It’s a thing of discovering. That’s when writing is really working. You’re on the trail of something, and you don’t quite know what it is. " - Sam Shepard " I remember, as a kid, going into other people’s houses. Everything was different. The smells in the kitchen were different; the clothing was different. That bothered me. There’s something very mysterious about other families and the way they function. " - Sam Shepard