People think I write fantasy, but I don't; some things may be exaggerated or distorted in the same way that painters distort and alter things, but they're realistic figures. They're perfectly recognisable.

The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste.

Reading isn't an occupation we encourage among police officers. We try to keep the paperwork down to a minimum.

Policemen, like red squirrels, must be protected.

The humble and meek are thirsting for lood

People think I write fantasy, but I don't; some things may be exaggerated or distorted in the same way that painters distort and alter things, but they're realistic figures. They're perfectly recognisable.

I'm too amused by the way people carry on to give in to despair.