Being Brave Was Easy When

The Paradox Of The English Country House Is That Its State Of Permanent Decline, The Fact That Its Heyday Is Always Behind It, Is Part Of The Seduction, Just As It Is Part Of The Seduction Of Books In General.

I Recognize That On Paper, You Can't Really Tell That I'm A Fan Or A Nerd.

Don't Take Anyone's Writing Advice Too Seriously.

Read Everything. If You Haven't Read Everything, You'll Never Be Able To Write Anything.

Supposedly I've Got Traces Of An English Accent, Though I Can't Hear It. I Must Have Inherited It From My Mother, Who's English, And Then I Think It Was Exacerbated By The Fact That I Live With An Australian.