A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender.

The good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life -and one is as good as the other.

There is no motivation higher than being a good writer.

A good writer is always a people watcher.

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

A good book is a good book. End of story.