Of course people couldn't help but think I must be a bit of a dyke myself. And of course I am. Everyone is: a bit. So what? That never discouraged a man yet, in fact it seems to goad them on.

Writing in the first person automatically gives you a point of view.

Never demean yourself by talking back to a critic, never. Write those letters to the editor in your head, but don't put them on paper.

When I'm writing, I never write more than four hours a day.

What I found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany's. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it;nothing very bad could happen to you there.

we don't belong to each other: he's an independent, and so am I.

One of the most difficult things in writing a novel or anything at all is to choose the point of view from which it's going to be told.