My Parents Were Sixty Years Married.

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.

My Novels Come From Within Me; They Are Things I Feel I Want To Do.

Dreaming Was Only Nice While It Lasted.

Good Ideas Are Often Murdered By Better Ones.

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.