As A Kid, I Didn't Read A

Show Me The Artist Anywhere Who's Had An Utterly Stable Mental Life, And I'll Buy You Hot Dinners For The Rest Of Your Life.

And I Know I Can Do This Because I Went To London On My Own, And Because I Solved The Mystery…and I Was Brave And I Wrote A Book And That Means I Can Do Anything.

I Think Most Writers Feel Like They're On The Outside Looking In Much Of The Time... All Of Us Feel, To A Certain Extent, Alienated From The Stuff Going On Around Us.

Jane Austen Writes About These Humdrum Lives With Such Empathy That They Seem Endlessly Fascinating

Madness Doesn't Happen To Someone Alone. Very Few People Have Experiences That Are Theirs Alone.