The impossible lives next door to the possible; people ring its door bell by accident all the time..

New York City has fantastic restaurants and, unlike London, a lot of the best restaurants are relatively cheap..

You've got to try everything once, except those things you don't like, or that involve a lot of effort and getting up early..

Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book..

Like most men, I'm a life support system for a phallus..

It's true, some senior Hungarian writers are not known for their laughter. There is a strong Germanic influence - an attitude that if it's enjoyable ….

As an author, I realise, you're on your own. You have to do everything you can to help The Book. If I make sure people know it's out there, they can ….

Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book..

Once you've been backstage at a theater, the theater is never the same for you. Once you've noticed the crack in the vase, the vase is never the same….

Miami, in many ways, is a quintessentially American city. The juxtaposition of showy wealth with dire pennilessness, the tussle of glitz and decay do….

One of my proudest achievements is that when an authoritative book about Hungarian literature came out about a decade ago, there was a little article….

Opening the fridge door, I found a rat eating the cheese. My dealings with rodents, particularly those tagged verminous, have been few, but generally….

I always consider every place worth exploring once- just in case there's a thirty foot flaming sign divulging the secret of life, that no one has tol….

As suburbs go, Bromley's not bad. But as David Bowie and Hanif Kureishi have observed, you do want to get out of there quickly..

No amount of intelligence can save you from stupidity..

The way British publishing works is that you go from not being published no matter how good you are, to being published no matter how bad you are..

The greatest danger of being gifted, is that you may never learn how to make an effort..

I don't take much notice of reviews now - obviously you'd like to have straight worship but you're never going to get that..

Stay cool, and wait for opportunity..

Ultimately, it's about the quality of the writing whatever style you are writing..

A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues..