Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three o'clock in the morning can only produce writing that matches what they do. And that includes me.
From Haruki Murakami
I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
George Orwell is half journalist, half fiction writer. I'm 100 percent fiction writer... I don't want to write messages. I want to write good stories. I think of myself as a political person, but I don't state my political messages to anybody.
I was enjoying myself writing, because I don't know what's going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You don't know at all what you're going to find there. That can be thrilling when you read a book, especially when you're a kid and you're reading stories.
I think history is collective memories. In writing, I'm using my own memory, and I'm using my collective memory.
A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime.
In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories.
I don't want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision.
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