When I Began To Write Seriously, 40

When I Began To Write Seriously, 40 Years Ago Now, My Chosen Form Was The Novel.

Everyone Deserves To Be The Hero Of A Novel.

Madly, Futilely, I Wrote Novel After Novel, Eight In All, That Failed To Find A Publisher. I Persisted Because For Me The Novel Was The Supreme Literary Form: Not Just One Among Many, Not A Relic Of The Past, But The Way We Communicate To One Another The Subtlest Truths About This Business Of Living.

We Read To Know We're Not Alone.

Experience Is A Brutal Teacher, But You Learn Fast.