‘Chekhov’s advice is always moral. He isn’t really telling his brother how to write, he’s telling him how to live; if he can get the living right, the writing will follow.’
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‘Wandering around a music festival, a fella pointed a camera at me. ‘You wrote that book, didn’t you?’ he said. ‘I did!’ I said, thrilled, ‘did you like it?’ ‘I’m not sure,’ he said.’