I'm A Great Will Maker. I've Made

Of Course I Wanted Children. Bright, Gorgeous, Loving Children. I Could Almost See Them.

I Believed That Old People Never Laughed. I Thought They Sighed A Lot And Groaned. They Walked With Sticks, And They Didn't Like Children On Bicycles Or Roller Skates Or With Big Dogs.

If You Write What You Know About, You Will Always Be On Safe Ground. I Am Very Edgy And Nervous About Going Into Territories I Know Nothing About. That's Why You Don't Find Much High Finance, Group Sex, Or Yachting Parties In My Stories.

Because I Saw My Parents Relaxing In Armchairs And Reading And Liking It, I Thought It Was A Peaceful Grown-up Thing To Do, And I Still Think That.

I Have No Idea Whether What I Write Will Be Of The Remotest Interest To Anyone Else. Some Mornings When I Read What I Wrote The Previous Day I Think It's Fairly Entertaining; Other Times I Think It's Pure Rubbish. The Main Thing Is Not To Take Any Notice, Not To Be Elated Or Upset, Just Keep Going.