I really like people and I keep friendships. I have people from all parts of my life.

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

For when all else is done, on­ly words re­main. Words en­dure.

I read a lot of thrillers, especially American crime novels.

The dead leave their shadows, an echo of the space within which once they lived. They haunt us, never fading or growing older as we do. The loss we grieve is not just their futures but our own.

The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.

All prizes have a role, if they are run with integrity and with a clear focus on reading and quality writing. I don't think any of them is necessary, but they all play an incredibly important role in building a body of literature, in introducing new authors to new readers, and extending reading.