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The nineties, ecstatic decade!


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As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue.



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The past is always tense, the future perfect.



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Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most important to you.



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Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.



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Don’t romanticise your ‘vocation’. You can either write good sentences or you can’t. There is no ‘writer’s lifestyle’. All that matters is what you leave on the page.



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I am the sole author of the dictionary that defines me.



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Don't confuse honours with achievement.



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The greedy search for money or success will almost always lead men into unhappiness. Why? Because that kind of life makes them depend upon things outside themselves.



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You need self-confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation.



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Feel free to change. When you discover something true about yourself, put it in action regardless of who you were yesterday.



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I want a body of work; I want a good story after a good story.



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