The gods you do not pay are the ones that can curse you best.

I never think that anything I'm writing is bluntly political in any way. I'm not going for commentary.

When you're given a brilliant child you polish her and let her shine. Pigs in Heaven

When the scope of the problem seems insuperable, isn't it time to call this one, give it up, and get on with life as we know it. I do know that answer to that one: that's called child abuse. When my teenager worries that her generation won't be able to fix this problem, I have to admit to her that it won't be up to her generation. It's up to mine. This is a now-or-never kind of project.

there are people who read my work and accuse me of being political! As far as I'm concerned that's like accusing a dog of having a bark!

It's a great freedom to give up on love, and get on with everything else.

It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.