Shall we go?' he murmured, perhaps regretting his decision to show me his army of plastic cartoon figurines.

‎I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe.

Oh, you know what bloggers are like, they write and write and write. I don't know why, because they're not being paid.

Bedlam: an institution with a history so fearsome it gave its name to a synonym for chaos and pandemonium.

I wondered what sort of woman loved a man like that.

Faith is to believe what we do not see and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.

For me, the sound design and the musical score is a big part of what makes scary movies work.

Often, joking for me is a way of diffusing the awkwardness of a situation, so it's kind of exhilarating to be a part of projects where there's nothing funny or lighthearted.

Fateful moments tend to evoke grandeur of speech, especially in French.

I don't have a religion, you know. This is what I am. I am a Rastaman; so this is not religion. This is life.

The best runners every year are those who race out way too fast.

I do believe that everyone growing up faces differential opportunities. With me, it was books and travel and some good teachers.

Some think there is something wrong about enhancing people.

We've got to be willing to lose the primary in order to win the general election.

That odd idea that one person can go to a foreign part and in this rather odd voice describe it to the folks back home doesn't make much sense in the post-colonial world.