The Fact That I Lost My Son

You Eat Canned Tuna Fish And You Absorb Protein. Then, If You're Lucky, Someone Give You Dover Sole And You Experience Nourishment. It's The Same With Books.

I Turn To Books For A Feeling Of Companionship: For Somebody Knowing What I Have Known.

It's A Funny Thing About Names, How They Become A Part Of Someone.

The Writer After All Is Only Half The Book, The Other Half Is The Reader.

I Don't Set Out To Transmit A Message. I Don't Write With A Political Point Of View. There Are No Religious Overtones. Looking Back At My Books, I Can Say, 'oh, Yes, It Is There.' But It's Not In My Mind When I Write.