I think I have probably adjusted the way I see the world, I interpret the world and I communicate the world into book format simply because of this familiarity. Possibly in another society and another context I might have been a storyteller or who knows what.

I might be able to find out what happened 6,000 years ago but I will never know what happens 6,000 years in the future! And that is not fair, blast it.

Morning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate grass. Night: Ate grass. Decided grass is boring. Scratched. Hard to reach the itchy bits. Slept.

Often the true hero and heroines of my books are the houses, the places, the communities where people find a home.

I've always found the world is the most extraordinarily fascinating place and the more data you get, the more you can actually put pieces into this jigsaw.

Books aren't like broccoli. You don't have to eat it because it's good for you. Books drag you in because they are fascinating.

The song and dance didn't stop us dying. It just stopped the fear of death swallowing us up while we were still alive.