Many people have accused me of having a romantic view, whereas I personally I feel sorry for those who have lost romance in their lives.

If you're not religious, then look at it this way. This world of ours is four thousand, six hundred million years old. It could end in an afternoon.

The crisis of modern democracy is a profound one. Free elections, a free press and an independent judiciary mean little when the free market has reduced them to commodities available on sale to the highest bidder.

The American way of life is not sustainable. It doesn’t acknowledge that there is a world beyond America.

All my books are accidental books - they come from reacting to things and thinking about things and engaging in a real way. They are not about, 'Oh, did it get a good review in the Guardian?' I don't care.

I stand by what I write and follow through on what I write.

Anything's possible in Human Nature ...Love. Madness. Hope. Infinite joy.