Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts.
Philip RothEverybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt and control them. The best readers come to fiction to be free of all that noise.
Philip RothI donโt ask writers about their work habits. I really donโt care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, theyโre actually trying to find out, "Is he as crazy as I am?" I donโt need that question answered.
Philip Roth