” Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence – a lot passes you by – simply because your attention is otherwise diverted. “
” All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don’t win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold. “
” You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew, the dead can’t answer slurs, but I’m here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn’t. “
” Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. “
” In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around you. “
” You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed. “
” There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you have hope, but you can’t rely on any of these things to see you through. Circumstances do that. “
” You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish. “
” In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game. “
” I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought I must do something, and I’ve always read a lot of fiction – you learn so much from fiction. My sentimental education came mostly from fiction, I should say, so I thought I’d try. “
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