I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say; I'll have used up all my characters, and then I'll be free to get on with my real life.

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When I read, I'm purely a reader.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

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

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

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.

She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck...

She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get...

My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get...

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They...

It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They...

None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages...

None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages...

I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just...

I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just...

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

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.

Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from...

Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from...

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 don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but...

I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but...

I spend about a year between novels.

I spend about a year between novels.