I write longer sentences than most of the others, maybe because I probably like Henry James more than they do.

I generally wade in blind and trust to fate and instinct to see me through.

Fear and I were old buddies, despite my best efforts to the contrary.

Intellectual labor is a common technique for the avoidance of thinking.

The world is full of ghosts, and some of them are still people.

What was the worst thing you've ever done? I won't tell you that, but I'll tell you the worst thing that ever happened to me...the most dreadful thing.

My first real breakthrough collided with the last months of Callaghan's Labour government, which had every intention of enjoying my success as much as I did.

Occasionally.. .what you have to do is go back to the beginning and see everything in a new way.

If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom.

An average working day begins at 8 or 9 am, includes an hour for lunch, and ends at 5 or 6 pm.

I had a connoisseur's... appreciation of fear.

The day of the absolute is over, and we're in for the strange gods once more

My survival was up to me. I had nothing and I had no one. What I did have, I told myself, was my mind, my imagination, my memory, my feelings, my spirit. These were important and powerful things.

The benefit of carrying the entire world on your shoulders was that you didn’t have to stare it in the face.

Failures not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger.

My calling is to preach the love of God and the forgiveness of God and the fact that he does forgive us.

People are hard-wired for tribal identity.

I can do what I need to do. I can get where I want to go, no matter how hard it is.

If it doesn't break your heart it isn't love

Luce and Daniel fell in love for the first- and the last- time

Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.