I didn't move. I've learned from years of experience that dogs and falcons and ladies come back to you if you stay where you are.

It's those little daily incidents of life that are dramatic, and if you put a frame around it , suddenly they become much bigger and much more important than you ever imagined.

Yes, well, life is a folly. If you live long enough, nothing is surprising.

I find that when I come out of the library I'm in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken away from the distractions of life.

I had walked along that street all my life, but had never been so aware that my back was to my home

Don't write about what you know - write about what you're interested in. Don't write about yourself - you aren't as interesting as you think.

So many (too many) books are published every year, and it seems everyone is writing a book. Perhaps we should all be reading more and writing less!