I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me

I don't have any style.

No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking.

I think that like all writers - and if any writer disagrees with this, then he is not a writer - I write primarily for myself

I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish

I have assiduously avoided calling my books novels

Dialogue in fiction is always written to be read in silence. The page is the limit. Dialogue on stage and on the screen is meant to be spoken. The voice is the limit.