I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might.

I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out from under me.

In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.

Always seek the general and never quite trust it.

For me writing is foremost a mode of thinking and when it works well, an act of discovery

What all great teachers appear to have in common is love of their subject, an obvious satisfaction in rousing this love in their students, and an ability to convince them that what they are being taught is deadly serious