A happy man has no past, while an unhappy man has nothing else.

It's a sin for a writer to go looking for camels to put into his or her pages. I only want details that are the story.

I'm afraid a lot of people have lost a lot of money over the years betting on me.

Writing about sex at length is a bit like describing mastication at length. It's the causes and the consequences and the meaning of it that are interesting, not the anatomical descriptions.

Literary prizes serve a purpose if they allow for discussion of books.

A happy man has no past, while an unhappy man has nothing else.

I had some bad jobs when I was young. Writing is not one of them. If you're fortunate enough to reach my age, to still be writing, you have to be grateful, and I am. I've been lucky. For many years, all I've done is writing, and it's all I've ever wanted to do.