Orwell was the sort of man who was full of grievances. He was very loyal. Once he got to know you, he was extremely loyal. He hated passionately and irrationally.

When you act dramatically in that way it often has a consequence that is very negative.

It even has the same phraseology as the English orders of knighthood, companions and this sort of thing.

I don't believe in kicking away ladders. By that, I mean the ladders by which I ascended as a young writer, small magazines that didn't pay anything, and that sort of thing.

I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something.

My fans are always extremely loyal.