Some things can be both real and imaginary at the same time, . . . some lies can be true, . . . broken faith may be restored.
Places have their own characters. . . . But the people begin to look the same.
Online communities are an expression of loneliness.
I liked her better for showing a little spirit.
I dream a lot, in colour and in sound and scent. Quite a few of my stories have come from dreams.
Of course I didn't pioneer the use of food in fiction: it has been a standard literary device since Chaucer and Rabelais, who used food wonderfully as a metaphor for sensuality.