What I like is bottomless flattery.
When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself.
George Eliot is my only steady girlfriend. We go to bed together every night.
I can't stand light. I hate weather.
Writing is a kind of performing art, and I can't sit down to write unless I'm dressed. I don't mean dressed in a suit, but dressed well and comfortably and I have to be shaved and bathed.
When I work with young people, I grab energy from them by the handsful.