The fact was I loved my wife to a degree that I found impossible to express, and so rarely did.

As soon as she'd met him at the arrivals gate on his return from Thailand, lithe and brown and shaven-headed, she knew that there was no chance of a relationship between them. Too much had happened to him, too little had happened to her.

I still find it absurdly difficult to concentrate on a novel if there's a phone or computer to hand; I have taken to locking them outside the room like noisy pets.

Imagine staying awake all night not because you're worried about the future but because it's FUN

He could feel her laughter against his chest, and at that moment he thought that there was no better feeling than making Emma Morley laugh.

I usually write on a computer - unless I get stuck, at which point I switch to write by hand. I think that's common among writers if they get cornered on something.

I am not up to this. I am not capable. I thought I would be, but I'm not. Some part of me is missing, and I cannot do this.