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I'm not the sort of writer who can walk into a party and take a look around, see who's sleeping with whom and go home and write a novel about society. It's not the way I work.

I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time.

Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.

You know you lose a lot of social skills if you're a writer. You spend too long alone. And its forced me to address that.

I was always meant to be a writer. I've felt that way since I was a child.

I went through a phase where I wanted to be a writer... but it's not social enough.

If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get out there and look at how the world is changing.

I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.

I think novelists should be disciplined and self-imposed working hours. I work a lot, but I don't feel that I'm working. I always feel that there is a child in me, healthy, and I'm playing.