My Belief Is That Art Should Not

It's Hard To Say How We Compare To Other People. We Each Inhabit Our Own Personalities. I Have Often Felt That I'm A Very Neutral Being And That I Have Almost No Personality. I'm Drawn To Writing Partly Because I'm Fascinated By The Mimetic Process.

The Secret Of Being A Writer: Not To Expect Others To Value What You've Done As You Value It. Not To Expect Anyone Else To Perceive In It The Emotions You Have Invested In It. Once This Is Understood, All Will Be Well.

On The Elusive Gift Of Blending Austerity Of Craft With Elasticity Of Allure.

My Writing Is Full Of Lives I Might Have Led.

Great Art Is Cathartic; It Is Always Moral.