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.

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 told me about.

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.

Stay cool, and wait for opportunity.

Few pleasures are greater than knowing you can close your door, ignore the world and create your own.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The beauty of adversity is that when we hit bottom, the only way to go is up.

My Master had power and law on his side

Ye sons of France awake to glory! Hark! Hark! what myriads bid you rise! Your children wives and grandsires hoary Behold their tears and hear their cries!

Regardless of your age or current physical condition you'll laugh, cry, moan, groan, sweat and experience the most exciting, hard working and effective therapeutic yoga routine in the world.

I treat every time I walk on the stage like it's the performance of my life.

People know everything about everybody now.

The American people are not just being taxed to death; they're being taxed after death. But, no one should have to sell the life's work of a parent or a loved one just to pay the federal government.

Libraries hold the wisdom of the world and the stories of the ages - available to everyone, free of charge!

When his highness sends a ship to Egypt, does he trouble his head whether the mice on board are at their ease or not?

If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.