I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely.

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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 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'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'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...

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...

For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various...

For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various...

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.

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...

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does...

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does...

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 -...

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...

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

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

The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show...

The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

My stories are never quite good enough.

My stories are never quite good enough.

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

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