If something happened to Gillian, I'd rip the world down to save her, even if she spat in my face when I did. That's what parenthood means.

The night-haunts never lie. They could, if they wanted to, but they don’t really see the point. The truth is so much more dangerous than a lie.

I squared my shoulders, trying to ignore the fact that I was standing in the apartment of the sea witch, wearing a fairy-tale prom gown, waiting for the attack of the mermaids.

It's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to.

Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not.

Silence is one great art of conversation.

Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.

Le silence e ternel de ces espaces infinis m'effraie. The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread.

A woman's hair net tangled in a man's spectacles on top of the bedroom dresser.

The decision to write full time was made when I was twenty-eight years old and had just had two small plays accepted for BBC Radio.

For some reason, I like to put myself in situations where I don't even know how I ended up there. I never want to be complacent or comfortable in a role.

Raptors are smart. Very smart. Believe me, all the problems we have so far are nothing compared with what we'd have if the raptors ever got out of their holding pen.

The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.