We have each other, and our stories twist and mingle like the twisting currents of a river. We hold each other tight as we spin and lurch across our lives. There are moments of great joy and magic. The most astounding things can lie waiting as each day dawns, as each page turns.

Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or beast does, just like life does. Why should a book tell a tale in a dull straight line? Words should wander and meander. They should fly like owls and flicker like bats and slip like cats. They should murmur and scream and dance and sing.

Truth and dreams are always getting muddled.

A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference.

The best tip for writing is just to write; to sit down and write, to begin doing it and not to be scared by the blank page.

Writing will be like a journey, every word a footstep that takes me further into undiscovered land.

Its always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.