I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.

Im writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and Im very greedy, and I really enjoy it!

We all have our dreams. May we find them, and God have mercy on us when we do.

I've been criticised for writing in too complex a manner for younger people.

If you run away from trouble, it always follows.' Rather my impression, too. Though that never stopped me trying.

Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and nonfiction. And even there, who can be sure?

The bitterness of joy lies in the knowledge that is cannot last. Nor should joy last beyond a certain season, for, after that season, even joy would become merely habit.