The first person you should think of pleasing, in writing a book, is yourself. If you can amuse yourself for the length of time it takes to write a book, the publisher and the readers can and will come later.

Perhaps it was freedom itself that choked her.

If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline writing it for the movies

But there were too many points at which the other self could invade the self he wanted to preserve, and there were too many forms of invasion: certain words, sounds, lights, actions his hands or feet performed, and if he did nothing at all, heard and saw nothing, the shouting of some triumphant inner voice that shocked him and cowed him.

That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind me. I was working like a fool to earn a living and pay for my apartment

Honestly, I don't understand why people get so worked up about a little murder!

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother