I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized.

I have several writer friends, but I don't involve them in my work process. I'm more likely to talk about the business of publishing with them.

It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk.

I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all.

Major labels didn't start showing up really until they smelled money, and that's all they're ever going to be attracted to is money-that's the business they're in- making money.