I Never Set Out To Write Books

It Was Inconceivable To Me As A Child That I Would Be An Adult. I Mean, One Assumed That It Would Happen, But Obviously It Didn't Happen, Or If It Did, It Happened When Your Back Was Turned, And Then Suddenly You Were There. So I Couldn't Have Thought About It Much.

I Want To See Me To The End Working, Living For Myself. Ripeness Is All.

I'm Not Jaded. I Never Have Been Jaded. I've Always Been Surprised At My Success. I've Always Enjoyed It.

William Blake Really Is Important, My Cornerstone. Nobody Ever Told Me Before He Did That Childhood Was Such A Damned Serious Business.

I'm Gay. I Just Didn't Think It Was Anybody's Business.