“The good thing about writing a novel is that you're creating an imaginary world and can take a break when you need to.”

“Asking myself, 'Is this any good?' is pointless. It just slows down my writing, and I can't tell anyway. It's always the paragraphs I loved most, the ones I tenderly polished and re-read wit...”

“I remember the absolute joy I used to get out of writing. The purity of imagining something and then putting it down on paper - it was such a pleasure. I read whatever I could get my hands o...”

“They were all just sitting here. Waiting. What were they meant to be doing? The desire to interact was an irresistible itch.”