You don't really have to go anywhere in particular in New York City to have a good time. In every part of town, there's always something going on. It helps to know people there, too, because everything changes so fast, and they will be able to point out what's hot this month.

No one wants a masterpiece knocking around when your own book is looking for attention.

Once you've been backstage at a theater, the theater is never the same for you. Once you've noticed the crack in the vase, the vase is never the same for. Once you've seen a friend do something appalling, the friendship is never the same. That does not mean you won't go to the theater, or keep the vase or the friend. You can choose.

I don't take much notice of reviews now - obviously you'd like to have straight worship but you're never going to get that.

It's what the reader thinks that counts.

Even those with unspendable fortunes only have one mind, one mouth, two ears, two eyes and one pleasure station. There's only so much fun you can take.

Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.