I suppose my biggest concern would be if the planet is going to be in good enough shape for the next generation to have the privileges that we've had.

All we're ever looking for is another open door.

I spend a lot of my time looking at blue, The colour of my room and my mood.

The only person with you all your life is you. Your parents die. Things inside you die — illusions, gushes of personality. Only you can sort yourself out. Yourself may not be all you need, but it’s all you’ve got.

Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own.

As the people grow colder, I turn to my computer and spend my evenings with it like a friend.

After I've done the salesman bit, I like to be quiet and retreat, because that's whereI write from. I'm a sort of quiet little person.