The thing about imagination is that by the very act of putting it down, there must be some truth in one's own imagination.

A bad act done will fester and create in its own way. It's not only goodness that creates. Bad things create. They have their own yeast.

God, I'm such a lazy writer - I can't even think up new names.

The knowledge that we have about what it is to be human that we have as a child is something we necessarily must lose.

Politics is still crucially important. Our choices are vital, and we've got to make them and not just say, 'Oh they're all the same.' They are all the same in certain ways, alas - a political animal is such an animal.

I think childhood is to everyone a lost land.

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