Dreaming Was Only Nice While It Lasted.

Do Be Kind To Yourself. Fill Pages As Quickly As Possible; Double Space, Or Write On Every Second Line. Regard Every New Page As A Small Triumph. Until You Get To Page 50. Then Calm Down, And Start Worrying About The Quality. Do Feel Anxiety - It's The Job.

Most Working Days I Can Be At My Desk For Nine Hours A Day.

I Wouldn't Go Out Of My Way To Experience The Indignity Of Middle-age Just Because It Might Be Good Meat For A Story.

I'm Going To Sound Like An Old Man But At My Age, It's Lovely Doing Something That You've Never Done Before.

Schools Don't Really Allow Failure And Yet It's Part Of Any Endeavour, Not Just Writing.