I should like a great lake of ale, for the King of Kings. I should like the family of heaven to be drinking it through time eternal.

It is a virtue and a prize to listen patiently to and put up with insults for the sake of God

You are My Mother, the Mother of Mercy, and the consolation of the souls in Purgatory.

Whoever extolleth him as a God of love, doth not think highly enough of love itself. Did not that God want also to be judge? But the loving one loveth irrespective of reward and requital.

A patient dog will have no bone to eat because other dogs have eaten

Writing is a lonely pursuit. The only thing working is imagination and hands.The only difference between writing and masturbation is one is presumably intended for a mass audience.

He's such a great threat because of his power and pace. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)

I think hidden underneath a lot of teachers are very sexy women.

Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world.

Bruce Sterling is one terrific writer and he's relatively new, but I don't know how long he's been doing it; he probably doesn't need the publicity anymore!

A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact.

John Lee Hooker became a friend of mine and I love all of his work. He was truly an icon. He lived the life. I miss him.

I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves.