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There is something so arbitrary about prizes.
There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read.
When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?'
I know you're supposed to hide your influences, but I suppose I see writing as riffing, really, about whatever you have been reading or thinking... →
I think as you get older, there are things that there's just no light side to, but you know, I guess the more you empathise with people, the more... →
If I've written five pages by hand, out of those five pages, one page might be worth saving. The rest is crap. I have to throw it away. It's... →