I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death. Votes: 10
Anti-Semitism is extremely common. Votes: 8
Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness - perhaps unimaginative of me. Votes: 6
Iris Murdoch did influence my early novels very much, and influence is never entirely good. Votes: 4
The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational. Votes: 0
A busybody's work is never done. Votes: 0
I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels. Votes: 0
I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table. Votes: 0
I don't write books inadvertently. Votes: 0
I had lost faith in biography. Votes: 0
We tell ourselves that God is dead, when what we mean is that God is Dad, and we wish him dead. Votes: 0