I vividly remember being 14. That was the age when I started to get happy: I started being a writer and stopped being a loser.

Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age.

I think all writers of my age who are brought up on films probably by the age of 16 have seen many more films than they have read classics of literature. We can't help but be influenced by film. Film has got some great tricks that it's taught writers.

The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence.

Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.