I was very lucky - it wasn't a question of being wealthy my father was just extremely lucky with the couple of jobs he got. So we got a chance to travel when nobody else could travel.

A novel means a new way of doing a story

Artists can help re-imagine a conflict and start a dialogue.

Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives.

I have sometimes wondered if the greatest desire of man is to be known and loved anyway.

Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn't hard to master.

...within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU.

A sudden thought strikes me,-let us swear an eternal friendship.

A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne.

I like to dress for my shape - I think it's important for women to do that generally - it makes me feel good.

Ah, sweet alcohol. Like a true friend, you replace the anger with better, louder anger.

Drastic action can be costly, but it can be less expensive than continuing inaction.

Once you set out to copy another painter you can never be more than number two.