I am your original autodidact.
From Doris Lessing
I always hated Tony Blair, from the beginning.
I hate Iran. I hate the Iranian government. It's a cruel and evil government.
It is very enjoyable, writing a story. You get this idea. It takes hold of you. And then you spend day and night thinking about how to do it. And then you do it. And much later, you think, 'Oh, yes. That's an interesting question.'
My father was always so mingled with rage at his life.
I remember World War II when there were very few books, very little paper available. For me to walk into a shop or look at a list and see anything that I want, or almost anything, is like a kind of miracle.
Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.
There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.
You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.
We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.
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