Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form

My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me

Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form

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

Curiously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their life and that's all.

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

I never drink while I'm working, but after a few glasses I get ideas that would never have occurred to me dead sober.