I'm lucky because the strongest emotion I have ever felt is being in love, and that definitely informs my writing.

I think trying to be cool is the worst possible ambition - and I have never suffered from it.

I loved writing 'Two Brothers' more than anything else I have written. It's the first book I've written that I've always known I wanted to write. Having said that, it also kept me awake at nights.

I don't know what people who I've never met think about me. Some have written horrible things, some have written nice things - but I'm proud of the fact I've remained close to everyone I've ever worked with.

You think I look like a teletubby?

The earth only has so much bounty to offer and inventing ever larger and more notional prices for that bounty does not change its real value.

The Germans are a cruel race. Their operas last for six hours and they have no word for fluffy.