I'm always nervous about going home, just as I am nervous about rereading books that have meant a lot to me.

I think men can really get in the way when you are trying to sort your life out and get on with it. Because they just take up so much space. I'm not under any illusions that I could have been where I am now in literary terms if I had been heterosexual. I really believe I would not be.

I think people deceive themselves about themselves, particularly as they get older.

The probability of separate worlds meeting is very small. The lure of it is immense. We send starships. We fall in love.

Trust me, I'm telling you stories.

Any measurement must take into account the position of the observer. There is no such thing as measurement absolute, there is only measurement relative.

History is a string full of knots, the best you can do is admire it, and maybe tie it up a bit more. History is a hammock for swinging and a game for playing.