It didn’t matter where you were, if you were in a room full of books you were at least halfway home.

Supposedly I've got traces of an English accent, though I can't hear it. I must have inherited it from my mother, who's English, and then I think it was exacerbated by the fact that I live with an Australian.

And I'm not as young as I once was. At my age, I don't have time to be bored.

It was so much easier to be angry. Being angry made him feel strong, even though-- and this contradiction did nothing to diminish his anger-- he was angry only because his position was so weak.

It's a terrible thing for a book, when you feel like you're supposed to like it.

Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again.

Being a writer can be isolating. It's good to be among readers and booksellers.