I watched a lot of movies. I was deeply influenced by movies.

Readers want more of the same from you. So stick to one genre.

It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

People often ask me why my style is so simple. It is, in fact, deceptively simple, for no two sentences are alike. It is clarity that I am striving to attain, not simplicity. Of course, some people want literature to be difficult and there are writers who like to make their readers toil and sweat. They hope to be taken more seriously that way. I have always tried to achieve a prose that is easy and conversational. And those who think this is simple should try it for themselves.

There are two kinds of authors - subjective and objective. Introverts are more inward looking.

Live long, my friend, be wise and strong. But do not from any man his song.

When I write I just keep a waste paper basket handy in case I am experiencing a block.