When one starts writing a book, especially a novel, even the humblest person in the world hopes to become Homer.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name.
Homer's work hits again and again on the topos of the inexpressible. People will always do that.
A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out.
All men begin their learning with Homer.
I never know as a writer when I set out into a novel where it's going to take me.
There's a tendency when you write a book to portray yourself as the hero.
Every writer hopes his or her book will be its own thing.
I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.
Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.
The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.