I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.

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The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into...

The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into...

I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to...

I consciously try to end my novels at a point where I won't have to...

And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in...

And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in...

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

For me, writing something down was the only road out.

For me, writing something down was the only road out.

In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with...

In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with...

I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking...

I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking...

If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.

If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.

But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or...

But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or...

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat...

I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat...

It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing...

It seems to me that good novels celebrate the mystery in ordinary life, and summing...

I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers...

I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers...

I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows.

I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows.

When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read...

When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read...

I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.

I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.

I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance -...

I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance -...

I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living...

I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living...

I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition...

I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition...

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about...

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about...