The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning.

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When I read, I'm purely a reader.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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;...

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 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 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...

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...

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about...

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about...

My stories are never quite good enough.

My stories are never quite good enough.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.

The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.