I want to be misunderstood. And the other thing that amuses me is: I don't particularly want to be liked. Nobody goes into the business of writing satire to be liked. Whether I am or am not a nice bloke is neither here nor there. It's not part of the task I've set myself in my art.

All my work is highly personal; it's more personal than me. You know, reading my books is having a far more intimate relationship with me than having a relatio…

I think of writing as a sculptural medium. You are not building things. You are removing things, chipping away at language to reveal a living form.

I have a healthy appetite for solitude. If you don't, you have no business being a writer.

Ambition, I've found, can lead only to failure. I do not read the reviews. No, I am not singing for you.

Foul canker of fair virtuous action, Vile blaster of the freshest blooms on earth, Envys abhorred child, Detraction, I here expose, to thy all-tainting breath,…

For the longest time, I didn't know the name of anyone in Led Zeppelin. I didn't care about what they looked like or ate. I wanted to listen, not read about th…