Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.

The really great writers are people like Emily Brontë who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation.

Punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia.

China may copy, Germany may be techy, Japan may be hardworking, Russia may be genius, America may lead, but India is humble. - devaski (on India reaching Mars orbit)

In America, only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, and in Australia you have to explain what a writer is