Sometimes humour is all we have to say the things that can't be said.

There are any number of magical creatures, mostly female, whose singing can bring about horror and death. Sirens, undines, banshees, Bananarama tribute bands...

Never go anywhere without condiments. Condiments are our friends.

The only good hero is the kind who survives to talk about merchandising.

Nothing is hidden, nothing is ever lost, nothing is ever forgotten. That's always been part of my problem.

Though I often run out of courage and good sense, stubbornness keeps me going.

You know, sometimes I swear the whole universe runs on irony.

If you don't trust anyone, they can't let you down.

Keep your mind too open, and you never know what might walk in.

Wait. You've got principles? We'll have to update your file.

What is the world coming to, when you can't even trust a rogue vicar and her demon lover?

Writing a story about a place calls that world into existence. Sometimes, as the author, you accompany it for a while. But even as you write, the characters have minds of their own.

Some people are like egg. The more you apply heat to them, the harder they become. To hatch them, just use a gentle heat, and to keep them alive, just keep them cool.

I don't try to be anything. I just want to play my game.

Nothing is wholly obvious without becoming enigmatic. Reality itself is too obvious to be true .

I never desired to go into war zones. I never had any thought about it. It sort of just happened as part of the job.

Maybe I really could be one of the greatest of all time. Who doesn't want to be a legend, right?

I've just found the stories of the people I'm talking to much more interesting than my reactions to them.

Houses mean a creation, something new, a shelter freed from the idea of a cave.

Life is not without a little adventure, Adventure is not without a little danger, Success is not without a little failure

Proverbs embody the current and practical philosophy of an age or nation.