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

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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 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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

I spend about a year between novels.

I spend about a year between novels.

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

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

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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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 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...