When I read, I'm purely a reader.

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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...

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...

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.

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 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 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 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...

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.

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 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 -...

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'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.

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'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...

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 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...

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.

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...