I Like Naming Characters.

When I'm Writing I Just Think There's Only The Page And Me And Nobody Else.

If There Is A Heaven, Jane Austen Is Sitting In A Small Room With Mother Teresa And Princess Diana, Listening To Duran Duran, Forever. If There's A Hell, She's Standing.

Some Of The People Who Look The Most Normal Are Probably The Maddest People Trying To Look Normal.

I Write Short Stories When A Little Idea Occurs To Me, That I Know Isn't A Part Of A Novel That Will Stand By Itself And Should Be Concentrated.

I Wasn't Even Aware Of The Year Of The Family. I Couldn't Give A Toss. These Things - The Year Of The Family, The Year Of The Three-legged Dog. I Think It's All Trash.