Writing is such a damn lonely sickness.

Birdsong foamed in the hour-before-dawn garden.

I think all writers of my age who are brought up on films probably by the age of 16 have seen many more films than they have read classics of literature. We can't help but be influenced by film. Film has got some great tricks that it's taught writers.

I can't bear living in this huge beautiful world and not try to imitate it as best I can.

Don't remember summer even saying goodbye.

If I want to act relaxed, it's going to take all my cunning, skill, and concentration.

I pass through many Me's in the course of my day, each one selfish with his time. The Lying-in-Bed me and the Enjoying-the-Hot-Shower Me are particularly selfish. The Late Me loathes the pair of them.