From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job - very good advice.

I'm politically inclined towards the left, but I don't like to be in anyone's gang; I'm a bit of a loose cannon.

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

Some things can be both real and imaginary at the same time, . . . some lies can be true, . . . broken faith may be restored.

You priests. You're all the same. You think fasting helps you think about God, when anyone who can cook would tell you that fasting just makes you think about food.

Love not often, but forever.

For me, the magic of Hawaii comes from the stillness, the sea, the stars.