He had a massive stroke. He died with his tie on. Do you think that could be our generation's equivalent of that old saying about dying with your boots on?

A short story is a different thing all together - a short story is like a kiss in the dark from a stranger.

I get inspiration, a lot of times, from very commonplace things that just strike a chord and develop themselves in the subconscious.

...stupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.

I don't spend the day writing. I'll maybe write fresh copy for two hours, and then I'll go back and revise some of it and print what I like and then turn it off.

I'd like to learn French well enough to write in that language.

Time heals all wounds.