Proust Is A Hero Of Mine. I

Surely: The Adverb Of A Man Without An Argument.

People Never Remeber Happiness With The Care That They Lavish On Preserving Every Detail Of Their Suffering.

I See The Author As The Person Who Has Written; The Writer, The One Involved In The Process Of Writing. And They're Not Necessarily Friends. The Writer Is The One I Want To Reinforce; The Author Would Just Feed On The Reviews - So I'm In Favour Of Starving Him.

Proust Is A Hero Of Mine. I Read 'a La Recherche' In One Go, And I'm A Very Slow Reader. It Had An Astonishing Impact, Reading It On My Own And Being My Main Company. I Think Proust Is The Most Intelligent Person To Ever Have Written A Novel.

The Booker 2011 Is Of No More Interest To Me Than The World Heavyweight Championship, Which I'm Not Going To Win Either. It's Irrelevant.