I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.
I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.
I'm not sure anyone can understand a whole life, even their own.
You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.
I just love music - by no stretch of the imagination am I professionally competent.
God save us from people who mean well.