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Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better.

Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project.

I've never really been satisfied with a book. I always want it to be better.

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.

Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers.

I have spent more time with other people's books than with my own. I do not regret it.

A book is a journey: It's a thing you agree to go on with somebody, and I think every reader's experience of a book is going to be different.

The feedback I get is that my books are honest. I don't sugar-coat anything. Life is really hard.

Whenever I start a new book, I think, 'This is the most interesting subject of all time. It's sad, I'll never enjoy writing another book as much as I enjoy this one.' Every time, I'm convinced. And then I change my mind when I start the next book.

You're lucky if people like your book, and the more people that like it, the luckier I feel.