I Always Start A Book For Money.

I Am Convinced The Most Unfortunate People Are Those Who Would Make An Art Of Love. It Sours Other Effort. Of All Artists, They Are Certainly The Most Wretched.

Culture's Worth Huge, Huge Risks. Without Culture We're All Totalitarian Beasts.

I Hate Everything Which Is Not In Myself.

To Know What You Want To Say Is Not The Best Condition For Writing A Novel. Novels Go Happiest When You Discover Something You Did Not Know You Knew: An Insight Into One Of Your Opaque Characters, A Metaphor That Startles You... A Truth... That Used To Elude You.

I Guess All That's Left Is To Love The Fire.