I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing.

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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...

It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much...

It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much...

My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the...

My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the...

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...

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...

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 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...

My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never...

My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never...

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 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.

I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say;...

I expect that any day now, I will have said all I have to say;...

My stories are never quite good enough.

My stories are never quite good enough.

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 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...

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...

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

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...

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...

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...

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...