There's a notion I'd like to see buried: the ordinary person. Ridiculous. There is no ordinary person.

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

To some degree Satanism is purely a kind of disease of Christianity. You've got to really be Christian to believe in Satan.

As far as I can see, it's not important that we have free will, just as long as we have the illusion of free will to stop us going mad.

We have laboured long to build a heaven, only to find it populated with horrors.

I suppose all fictional characters, especially in adventure or heroic fiction, at the end of the day are our dreams about ourselves. And sometimes they can be really revealing.

I've never watched any of the adaptations of my books. I've never wanted to, and there's absolutely no chance of me doing so in the future.