Ever Since I Was In My Teens

Many Scandinavian Writers Who Had Made Their Name In Literary Fiction Felt They Wanted To Have A Go At The Crime Novel To Show They Could Compete With The Best. If Salman Rushdie Had Been Norwegian, He Would Definitely Have Written At Least One Thriller.

I Have Problems With A Religion Which Says That Faith In Itself Is Enough For A Ticket To Heaven. In Other Words, That The Ideal Is Your Ability To Manipulate Your Own Common Sense To Accept Something Your Intellect Rejects. It's The Same Model Of Intellectual Submission That Dictatorships Have Used Throughout Time, The Concept Of A Higher Reasoning Without Any Obligation To Discharge The Burden Of Proof.

Just Imagine Walking Away From Something You've Started. Something You Really Believed Would Be Good. I Don't Think I Could Ever Do That.

I'm Afraid I Didn't Really Like Caracas In Venezuela. From What I Saw It Seemed So Crime-ridden That You Really Have To Be On Your Guard All The Time.

As A Writer, You Have To Believe You're One Of The Best Writers In The World. To Sit Down Every Day At The Typewriter Filled With Self-doubt Is Not A Good Idea.