You have many fine qualities that I admire. But you are out of time. You should have been born a century ago, when values such as yours meant something.

Words are like leaves,. . .like people really, fond of their own society.

Sometimes choice is a luxury that fate does not afford us.

History has rewritten itself so many times I'm not really sure how it was to begin with -- it's a bit like trying to guess the original color of a wall when it's been repainted eight times.

The inspiration comes from everywhere, from what I grew up with. There's so much silliness and nonsense in the world that we regard as normal working procedure. The satirical point of the view may be to counterpoint that. The way we look at classics has been hijacked by the intelligentsia - Shakespeare is highbrow and seen as something clever people do, which isn't right at all. I basically pull inspiration from everywhere.

I would so hate to be a first-person character! Always on your guard, always having people read your thoughts!

I'll tell you what love is" I said, "It is blind devotion, unquestioning self humiliation, utter submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the whole world, giving up your heart and soul to the smiter.