The more my work improves or broadens or widens, the more surely I tame myself.
Children are very cruel, yes. Of course. Children are extraordinarily cruel little creatures.
Television's Mr. Filth: that's me.
A writer helps to show you things you knew but didn't know you knew.
Therapy, as opposed to analysis, is a whole construct of myth, beautiful and creative.
I haven't had a single moment of terror since they told me [I was dying]. My only regret is to die four pages too soon. If I can finish, then I'm quite happy to go.