If you have too good a time writing hostile reviews, you'll injure not only your sensibility but your soul.

You are only as good as your last book, and so there has to be a book.

You're only as good as your last record.

If you injure your neighbour, better not do it by halves.

There's a hundred million different ways of writing, and it takes you a long time to sort through that stuff. And I think it takes anyone a long time to find a voice.

When you're too relaxed it's not good to create.