I've got nothing very original to say myself.

I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.

Iris Murdoch did influence my early novels very much, and influence is never entirely good.

I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, and feel more sympathy with Honest Doubters than with them.

I think one of the very frightening things about the regime of the National Socialists is that it made people happy.

If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.