I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self the more you do.

Cyclists. I really hate them. I wish they would not be so self-righteous and realise they are a danger to pedestrians. I wish cyclists would not vindictively snap off wing mirrors on cars when they were trying to cross in front of the car at a danger to motorists and pedestrians.

I hated being a novelist when I was 20 - I had nothing to write about.

Once you get older, people stop listening to what you say. It's very agreeable once you get used to it.

Lists are a form of power.

Where would we be without inhibitions? Theyre quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.

I'd like to write the way Matisse paints.