I Wanted To Be A Writer. I

There Will Always Be Men Struggling To Change, And There Will Always Be Those Who Are Controlled By The Past.

I Suppose I Started Writing Seriously At 16 Years Old. I Thought I Wrote A Novel At 16 And Sent It To New York! They Sent It Back Because It Wasn't Novel.

I Had To See And Feel And Be With The Thing That I Wanted To Write About.

The Artist Must Be Like A Heart Surgeon. He Must Approach Something With Sympathy, But With A Sort Of Coldness And Work And Work Until He Finds Some Kind Of Perfection In His Work. You Can't Have Blood Splashing All Over The Place. Things Must Be Done Very Cleanly.

All Writers Write About The Past, And I Try To Make It Come Alive So You Can See What Happened.