I Was Always Influenced By Language.

However, The Difficulties And Pleasures Of The Writing Itself Are Similar For A Novel With A Historical Setting And A Novel With A Contemporary Setting, As Far As I'm Concerned.

Those Who Try To Obliterate The Past Are Injuring The Present.

Once One Habit Peels Away The Others Follow It. You Have To Hold On, Or The Next Thing You'll Find Yourself Parading Down The Street In Your Nightdress. Habit Is Everything.

I Would Like People To Come Into My Dreamworld And Then Choose To Stay.

A Novel, In The End, Is A Container, A Shape Which You Are Trying To Pour Your Story Into.