I'm Going To Sound Like An Old

When I Was Growing Up, The Exam System Didn't Allow You To Write Fiction, So You Never Did.

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.

When You Grow Up On An Island, What Matters Is How You Stand To The Sea.

I Don't Work To Any Commissions. I Do What I Want To Do.

Do Not Place A Photograph Of Your Favourite Author On Your Desk, Especially If The Author Is One Of The Famous Ones Who Committed Suicide.