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Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued.

I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.

It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths.

Always play to your strengths, whether your strengths are gender-based or just natural aptitude.

I have strengths, and I have weaknesses. I don't pretend to be able to write a great thesis or doctorate - I have no pretensions in that direction.

After so many books and so many years of writing, I have a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses. I love the process of writing and, if I allowed myself, I would write far too much every day. One weakness which I've struggled to overcome is my tendency to having my characters ruminate for pages.

I like critics with strong opinions.

I think my strength is always been in being very natural. I think Shakespeare and things like that would be more a stretch for me.

It's your flaws, not your strengths, that go down in the depths of your books. You're exposed, like dreaming you're naked in a public building.