But To Be Quite Oneself One Must

In 'real Life' Everything Is Diluted; In The Novel Everything Is Condensed.

Dialogue Should Show The Relationships Among People.

The Craft Of The Novelist Does Lie First Of All In Story-telling.

Whenever Possible I Avoid Talking. Reprieve From Talking Is My Idea Of A Holiday. At Risk Of Seeming Unsociable, Which I Am, I Admit I Love To Be Left In A Beatific Trance, When I Am In One. Friendly Romans Recognize That Wish.

Two Things Are Terrible In Childhood: Helplessness (being In Other People's Power) And Apprehension - The Apprehension That Something Is Being Concealed From Us Because It Is Too Bad To Be Told.