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

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.

There’s only one difference between published and unpublished writers, and it is this -- the first group see their work in print on the shelves of Waterstone’s or Tesco or online at Amazon; the second group are yet to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.

There's no black and no white, just shades of grey...But the small betrayals lead to bigger ones, morality is eroded.

Actually, I can write anywhere - airport lounges, in bed, on a rattling train going north.

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

There comes always a moment when the desire to act, however ill the cause, is stronger than the wish to listen.