I haven't had a single moment of terror since they told me [I was dying]. My only regret is to die four pages too soon. If I can finish, then I'm quite happy to go.

I did not fully understand the dread term 'terminal illness' until I saw Heathrow for myself.

A writer helps to show you things you knew but didn't know you knew.

I believe everybody is responsible for what they do themselves.

As adults, we do know more, but we don't know enough. People can be very unthinkingly callous.

You have to assert something about yourself in order to be yourself.

It is a dangerous thing to have instant access to your emotions.