"An autobiography is a book where you tell the truth about yourself. Not just the good things but the bad things too. All of them. Then you have to hope that your readers will forgive you."

"The trouble with the Americans is that they expect everyone to be nice and kind and gentle and loving, and when they're not, they get terribly upset."

"I think reading is a wonderful thing. It's a way to escape from the real world and go into a world of your own."

"A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom."

"I think I have a lot of mischief in me."