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I think of my novels as entertainments.

My novels come from within me; they are things I feel I want to do.

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.

Novels for me are how I find out what's going on in my own head. And so that's a really useful and indeed critical thing to do when you do as many of these other things as I do.

One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself.

I like books that are exciting and that make you think about things as well.

I suppose I'm proudest of my novels for what's imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography.

Occasionally, I just need to escape from my work or be reminded of the comparative bliss of my own life, so I pick up a novel.

I'm a novelist, that's how I make my livelihood, and I concentrate on the novels.

For me the end of a book is just as exciting as it is for a reader.