Talking to oneself, I have often thought, is the best way to be sure of intelligent and witty conversation.

It's salt. Why don't you sprinkle some on me, honey? Aren't I just good enough to eat?

I think the only way you can get something out is to invest some real emotion into it, which means you're already writing about what's going to happen to you, whether you know it or not. That's why I'm always surprised when people talk about writer's block. Because to me, it can't be stopped.

Stop being frightened. You only see a monster because they want you to see monsters everywhere. They've conditioned you to look for monsters in every shadow, every coat hung on every door. As long as we keep seeing monsters, we'll continue to need protection and that's how other people get to control our lives.

One must commit acts of the highest treason only when dressed in the most resplendent finery.

I AM happy”. They understood what we english people have long forgot. We're not our sadness. We're not our happiness or our pain but our language hypnotizes us and traps us in little labelled boxes ()

I don't like to think of my readership as "fans," a word which has always suggested a kind of power relationship I'm uncomfortable with.