Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

All secrets become deep. All secrets become dark. That's in the nature of secrets.

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.

When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.

I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.

The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card.

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.

Life just happens the way it's supposed to happen. It delivers you to where it delivers you.

No man can be successful, unless he first loves his work.

I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example.

I'm not just buying a car... I'm buying a lifestyle!

We're now in a situation in which Capital is highly mobile and Labour is basically immobile.

One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word.

I'm my own "ideal reader" in the sense that I write novels that I would want to read.

Climate change is probably the greatest long-term challenge facing the human race.