Smiling back at her, it occurs to me that I've never met a mean librarian.

…my life has been a remarkable one. Maybe one day someone will write a book about me . . .” "I’ve never much cared for horror stories.

Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.

It has been the dream of very few men to rule the entire world. - Dr. Grief

My writing has always been what you call 'narrative fiction' in the sense that it's got very strong plots and twists at the end.

What happened?" he demanded. "I heard an explosion!" "Yeah.That was me. I set the boat alight." "What?" "I set fire to the boat." "But we're on the boat!" "I know.

The birds fly in the wrong places and there are too many stars in the sky.