All Our Heroes, All Our Great Stories

Writers, At Least Writers Of Fiction, Are Always Full Of Anxiety And Worry.

I Have Written A Memoir Here And There, And That Takes Its Own Form Of Selfishness And Courage. However, Generally Speaking, I Have No Interest In Writing About My Own Life Or Intruding In The Privacy Of Those Around Me.

I Don't Think You Have The Right To Shout About Other People's Private Life.

Being Famous As A Writer Is Like Being Famous In A Village. It's Not Really Any Very Heady Fame.

So In The First Draft, I'm Inventing People And Place With A Broad Schematic Idea Of What's Going To Happen. In The Process, Of Course, I Discover All Sorts Of Bigger And More Substantial Things.