Writing A Novel Is Like

I Make No Conscious Effort To Be Tough, Or Hard-boiled, Or Grim, Or Any Of The Things I Am Usually Called.

The Hand That Holds The Money Cracks The Whip.

You Have To Wait For Your Mind To Catch Up With Whatever It Is It’s Working On; Then You Can Write A Novel.

When It’s Too Good, You Do It Over Again. Too Good Is Too Easy. If It’s Too Easy You Have To Worry. If You’re Not Lying Awake At Night Worrying About It, The Reader Isn’t Going To, Either. I Always Know That When I Get A Good Night’s Sleep, The Next Day I’m Not Going To Get Any Work Done. Writing A Novel Is Like Working On Foreign Policy. There Are Problems To Be Solved. It’s Not All Inspirational.

New York Is Not Even A City, It's A Congerie Of Rotten Villages.