O God — Please Give Him Back!

There's No Reason You Shouldn't, As A Writer, Not Be Aware Of The Necessity To Revise Yourself Constantly.

I Always Begin With A Character Or Characters, And Then Try To Think Up As Much Action For Them As Possible.

But Writers, Garp Knew, Were Just Observers - Good And Ruthless Imitators Of Human Behavior.

If I Have Any Advantage, Maybe, As A Writer, It Is That I Don't Think I'm Very Interesting. I Mean, Beginning A Novel With The Last Sentence Is A Pretty Plodding Way To Spend Your Life.

When Jack Burns Needed To Hold His Mother's Hand, His Fingers Could See In The Dark.