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"A pen that has clocked up a million words, a lifetime's memories, is worth more than the centrepiece in a jeweller's window."
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"Writing. Is it a way to be remembered,or a need to become immortal?"

"I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine."

"Between the lines of every book the writer reveals their own secrets."

"My whole theory of writing I can sum up in one sentence. An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward."

"I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work. I suspect it's a bit like fucking, which is only fun for amateurs. Old whores don't do much giggling."

"Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open."

"Scotland consistently produces world-class writers."

"Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years."

"When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person."
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"I'll be off exploring, searching for those out-of-bounds places where dreams exist."

"Eyesight can be so blinding. We need to look beyond the face of things."

"Choice and perception are closely linked. They are unique, personal and emotional."

"Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing."

"If we spend enough time dreaming, then the dream might eventually become real."

"I admit to being prone to deep thinking, which " given that I'm emerging from dark times " can take me to some very sombre or profound places. But this is no bad thing. I always resurface wiser and with a way of viewing things that is different to before."

"Editing one's writing is as easy as lighting a match while riding a bicycle."
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