There's a difference between bravery and rash stupidity.

I'll read anything. In fact, I'll read while I'm doing other things, which is not a good idea.

I read about writers who have routines. They write at certain times of the day. I can't do that. I am always writing-but in my head.

That was the moment he got the idea he possessed me in a certain way, and that was the moment I grew tired of him.

Once you cease to be a master, once you throw off your master's yoke, you are no longer human rubbish, you are a human being, and all the things that adds up to. So, too, with the slaves. Once they are no longer slaves, once they are free, they are no longer noble and exalted; they are just human beings.

What I don't write is as important as what I write.

For me, writing isn't a way of being public or private; it's just a way of being. The process is always full of pain, but I like that. It's a reality, and I just accept it as something not to be avoided. This is the life I have. This is the life I write about.