You Become A Serious Novelist By Living

The Excitement Of Theatre Is Palpable But The Frustrations, And The Complete Absence Of A Definitive Evening - The Play As Text Means Practically Nothing In A Way - , There's No Particular Performance That Is Definitive In The Way A Novel Is A Solid Object You Hold In Your Hands And Here It Is. You Can't Say That About A Play. If The Novel Gives Us A Sense Of Throbbing Consciousness, Theater Is Pure Soul, Beautiful And Elusive.

There's Always A Period Of Curious Fear Between The First Sweet-smelling Breeze And The Time When The Rain Comes Cracking Down.

People Think About Who They Are In The Stillest Hour Of The Night.

The Language Of My Books Has Shaped Me As A Man.

Something Is Always Happening, Even On The Quietest Days And Deep Into The Night, If You Stand A While And Look.