Cruelty Is Not A Literary Value.

I've Never Read Anything So Badly Written That Got Published. It Made 'twilight' Look Like 'war And Peace.'

I Grew Up Reading 'the Jungle Books' And Loving Them.

Sometimes I Think That When People Become Famous, There's A Public Perception That They Are Not Human Beings Any More. They Don't Have Feelings; They Don't Get Hurt; You Can Act And Say As You Like About Them.

Captain Ahab Drowned, He Reminded Himself; It Was The Trimmer, Ishmael, Who Survived.

Writers Have Been In Terrible Situations And Have Yet Managed To Produce Extraordinary Work.