Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some...

I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some...

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

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

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.

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 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.

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...

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

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...

I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one...

I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one...

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 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.