Were you listening to a word I said ' 'I kind of switched off when you drew breath.

You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library. She pointed to the shelf opposite. Over there was Catch-22, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe.

You many have noticed I have a temper ... but when I calmed down, I realized that this world, blighted and imperfect as it is, would be better with you in it.

Fiction wouldn't be much fun without its fair share of scoundrels, and they have to live somewhere.

Aspects that we consider normal today could very well be repugnant in the future - eating animals, for one thing, or abundant choice, or invasive surgery. I was simply trying to demonstrate that what is acceptable today may not be acceptable forever, and vice-versa.

Humpty had always sat on walls, it was his way.

Every book should have a romance.