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I have a bad reputation for being temperamental.

For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me or thinking I was arrogant.

My temperament is not geared to that of a novelist.

In the two novels I have published, it was my fortune at different times, and from different persons, to hear the most unqualified censure long before it was possible for me to hear the voice of the public. But my temper was not altered, nor my courage subdued.

I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.

I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is, but that's surprisingly elusive. I tend to be very hard on myself and insecure about failing no matter what happens.

I personally made lots of mistakes during my 10-12 years as a newspaper editor. Some of which I felt were big mistakes I have tried to address.

Under so much pressure and the situation that I was in, that was the personality that came across with me.

I was a pretty feisty young kid.

I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information.