Sheep are not the docile, pleasant creatures of the pastoral idyll. Any countryman will tell you that. They are sly, occasionally vicious, pathologically stupid. The lenient shepherd may find his flock unruly, definant. I cannot afford to be lenient.

Divination is a means of telling ourselves what we already know.

I can write absolutely anywhere. All I need is a laptop.

The process of giving is without limits.

The great thing about books is that you can end with a question mark.

Garden work clears the mind.

I'm incapable of hiding my feelings when I'm around someone I don't like.