My Parents Were Sixty Years Married.

When I'm Writing I Just Think There's Only The Page And Me And Nobody Else.

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.

I Tend To Plan As I Write. And I Want To Leave Myself Open And The Character Open To Keep On Going Until It Seems To Be The Time To Stop.

The Irish Are The Niggers Of Europe, Lads.

I Wasn't Even Aware Of The Year Of The Family. I Couldn't Give A Toss. These Things - The Year Of The Family, The Year Of The Three-legged Dog. I Think It's All Trash.