The Novel Is The Dream

I Think Fiction Comes From Everything You've Ever Done, And Said, And Dreamed, And Imagined. It Comes From Everything You've Read And Haven't Read... I Think My Work Comes Out Of The Culture Of The World Around Me. I Think That's Where My Language Comes From.

The Writer Is Driven By His Conviction That Some Truths Aren't Arrived At So Easily, That Life Is Still Full Of Mystery, That It Might Be Better For You, Dear Reader, If You Went Back To The Living Section Of Your Newspaper Because This Is The Dying Section And You Don't Really Want To Be Here.

We Seem To Believe It Is Possible To Ward Off Death By Following Rules Of Good Grooming.

She Became Confused When She Stepped Onto An Escalator That Wasn't Working.

The Greater The Scientific Advance, The More Primitive The Fear.