I Wouldn't Go Out Of

It's Hard For Me To Measure Them, Or To Assess My Books Because I'm So Close To Them.

When I Was Growing Up, The Exam System Didn't Allow You To Write Fiction, So You Never Did.

Do Be Kind To Yourself. Fill Pages As Quickly As Possible; Double Space, Or Write On Every Second Line. Regard Every New Page As A Small Triumph. Until You Get To Page 50. Then Calm Down, And Start Worrying About The Quality. Do Feel Anxiety - It's The Job.

When You Grow Up On An Island, What Matters Is How You Stand To The Sea.

If There Is A Heaven, Jane Austen Is Sitting In A Small Room With Mother Teresa And Princess Diana, Listening To Duran Duran, Forever. If There's A Hell, She's Standing.