British - Novelist | November 15, 1959 -
Usually, when you make a decision in life, unless you have access to parallel universes, you can't truly judge how right that decision was.
Tibor Fischer
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You don't really have to go anywhere in particular in New York City to have a good time. In every part of town, there's always something going on. It helps to know people there, too, because everything changes so fast, and they will be able to point out what's hot this month.
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New York City has fantastic restaurants and, unlike London, a lot of the best restaurants are relatively cheap.
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I never could get a proper job.
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Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.
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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.
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Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.
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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.
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It's what the reader thinks that counts.
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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 make up their own minds whether they want to read it.
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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 it can't possibly be literature.
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Ultimately, it's about the quality of the writing whatever style you are writing.
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