Don't believe your own publicity. You can't; you'll start thinking that you're better than you are.
“I feel if some kid has sat down and felt I'm important enough to write two pages of words to and take up a lot of his valuable time, then he deserves a few words back, or even a phone call as I have done on a few occasions.”
“Well, you know, writers just suck up new experiences - we're just like the vacuum cleaners of newness.”