God, I had great people in my life.

I'm not jaded. I never have been jaded. I've always been surprised at my success. I've always enjoyed it.

As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I gave my life to them. I still do. I continue to do what I did as a child; dream of books, make books and collect books.

I'm gay. I just didn't think it was anybody's business.

I mean, being a child was being a child, was being a creature without power, without pocket money, without escape routes of any kind. So I didn't want to be a child.

I hate [ebooks]. It's like making believe there's another kind of sex. There isn't another kind of sex. There isn't another kind of book! A book is a book is a book.

I remember my own childhood vividly...I knew terrible things. But I knew I mustn't let adults know I knew. It would scare them