Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them.

I write what I call 'novels of consolation' for people who are bright and sophisticated.

I'm not really a mass market writer.

Politicians were like talking dogs in a circus: the fact that they existed was uncommonly interesting, but no sane person would actually believe what they said

Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them.

My novels are about the European reality, not about chases. You want chases, get somebody else's books.

You can't make accommodations in crucial situations and be heroic.