To return to my own trees, I went among them often, acknowledging their presence with a touch of my hand against their trunks.

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

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

There is money to be made in the market place, but under the cherry tree there is rest.

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.

I was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby.

Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships