While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

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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 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...

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 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...

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 spend about a year between novels.

I spend about a year between novels.

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...

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.

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.

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 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 -...

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

When I read, I'm purely a reader.

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'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...

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 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;...

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...

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...

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 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...