A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody
The writer works in a lonely way.
My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me
Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to find themselves artistically exhausted when they want to work on something of their own
I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?