You are all right on time, except for the fact that time is the enemy of us all, and especially of the writer.

Editors are extremely fallible people, all of them. Don't put too much trust in them.

It is those people who know that they are right because some outside or higher power conveys the conviction to them who do the great damage in the world.

You can’t know a book until you come to the end of it, and then all the rest must be modified to fit that.

Every good thing that comes is accompanied by trouble.

Learn about writing from reading. That is the right way to do it.

Writing, like drawing is an art, and whatever conveys the meaning is justified.

What we publishers think is that our function is to bring everything out into the open, on the theory that we have an adult population that knows values, or can learn them, and let them decide.

The book belongs to the author.

I do not think anyone can read War and Peace too much. I read it six times.

You have to throw yourself away when you write.

That's where your definition of attachment comes in. I'm in a monogamous relationship with two people.

The biggest test for parents is not how they parent, but how the respond to disorder and unpredictability.

Spring, when the earth tilts closer to the sun, runs a strict timetable of flowers.

I ride my horses three to four times a week.

I adore having people over to my home. My number one reason I love that is because I love to see people at ease with each other.

When a culture of ladies arises, a culture of gentlemen will follow.

The exciting thing about seeing a new show is that you are taken on a journey of surprises, if you know what's coming it takes away the fun.

Everyone loses touch with their aspiration, and we need the heart to return to what we really care about. All of this is based on developing greater lovingkindness and compassion.

I will go down with my colours flying.

In art there is no absolute good or bad, but it is absolute that there is good and bad.