Watching Jamila sometimes made me think the world was divided into three sorts of people: those who knew what they wanted to do; those (the unhappiest) who never knew what their purpose in life was; and those who found out later on. I was in the last category, I reckoned, which didn't stop me wishing I'd been born into the first.

How disturbing it is that our illusions are often our most important beliefs.

If jealousy was the vindaloo of love, I'd imagined her tongue burning, and such a fire forcing her to spill her truth.

Without love, most of life remains concealed. Nothing is as fascinating as love, unfortunately.

Being in love means being at the mercy of someone's childhood.

I'm always writing. I'm an obsessive. It's not because I'm a disciplined person. It's because I'm crazy about it.

Please remove your watch,' he said. 'In my domain time isn't a factor.