I Try To Have A Mood Or

I Don't Think Of My Books As Being Biographies. I Never Had Any Interest In Doing A Book Just To Write The Life Of A Great Man. I Had Zero Interest In That. My Interest Is In Power. How Power Works.

There's A Feeling About It. You Feel Almost Like A Cabinetmaker, Laying Planks. There's A Real Feeling When You Know You're Getting It Right. It's A Physical Feeling.

You Have To Be An Extremely Good Reader To Appreciate What A Good Writer Is. There Are Some People Who Are Completely Insensitive To Good Writing.

I Deliberately Made An Effort Not To Become An Expert On The Ballet.

I Try To Have A Mood Or A Rhythm For A Chapter.