Canadians Are Americans With No Disneyland.

At The Same Time, I Think Books Create A Sort Of Network In The Reader's Mind, With One Book Reinforcing Another. Some Books Form Relationships. Other Books Stand In Opposition. No Two Writers Or Readers Have The Same Pattern Of Interaction.

Do You Think That Clothes Have A Life Of Their Own, And Maybe Have Unsuitable Affairs With Opposite Styles? I Mean - You Look At Some People - Their Clothes Go On Flirting Long After The People Inside Them Have Lost Interest.

At This Stage I Am Not Involved With Young Adults As Closely As Many Other Writers. My Children Are Grown Up And My Grandchildren Are Still Quite Young.

New Zealand Is The Only Country I Know Well Enough To Write About. It Can Sometimes Lead To Complications.

It Changes You For Ever, But You Are Changing For Ever Anyway.