Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they never do.

History is written by the victors, the strongest, the most determined. Truth is found most often in the silence, in the quiet places.

I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.

Love - true love - is a precious thing. It is painful, uncomfortable, makes fools of us all, but it is what breathes meaning and color and purpose into our lives.

There’s only one difference between published and unpublished writers, and it is this -- the first group see their work in print on the shelves of Waterstone’s or Tesco or online at Amazon; the second group are yet to have physical evidence of the hours, weeks, years spent fashioning words into their patterns. You are already a writer.

Pas a pas, se va luenh. Step by step, we make our way.

Too often I am jealous and my jealousy leads me to say things-things-that I regret.