Good Writing Is Always New.

I Think There Are A Lot More Important Things Than Art In The World. But Not To Me.

I Watch A Lot Of Sport On Television. I Only Watch Certain Sports, And I Only Watch Them Live - I Don't Think I've Ever Been Able To Watch A Replay Of A Match Or Game Of Which The Result Was Already Decided. I Feel Bound To Cheat And Look Up What Can Be Looked Up.

History, Writing, Infect After A Time A Man's Sense Of Himself.

Once You Get Older, People Stop Listening To What You Say. It's Very Agreeable Once You Get Used To It.

I Am Not An Academic Who Happens To Have Written A Novel. I Am A Novelist Who Happens To Be Quite Good Academically.