Nothing on my trip thus far was as I expected which shows you that rather than simply read about the United States you have to log the journey.

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that.

The wilderness does not make you forget your normal life so much as it removes the distractions for proper remembering.

All artists as a type seem to suffer a great deal, but then so do miners.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago.

I don't see gender as the most significant fact of human existence.