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

I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal

My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever

In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75

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

You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the time to take the chance to write what you wish.

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