If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.

No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.

I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?

All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.

I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various

There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.

If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.