Roots are nice, but a tree can’t run.

Building a mechanical device for its appearance is like putting lace on a bowling ball.

People are pushing against the fabric of society all the time.

I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.

I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure.

Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.

I think people should be consumers of journalism.