I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words.

I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back.

I got halfway through 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' I don't get it at all. What's the big thrill? It's boring.

Try not to write the parts that people skip.

I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words.

If you take a few days to write an outline, you're just making up scenes that you think will work, that you think will be interesting. But as you write it, other ideas occur - better ideas that have to do with what you're writing.

I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!