From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer. ... As a very small child I used to imagine that I was, say, Robin Hood, and picture myself as the hero of thrilling adventures, but quite soon my "story" ceased to be egotistic in a crude way and became more and more a mere description of what I was doing and the things I saw.
――明治大学 政治経済学部(2月17日実施)――94年