There’s only one difference between published and unpublished writers, and it is this -- the first group see their work in print on the shelves of Waterstone’s or Tesco or online at Amazon; the second group are yet to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

Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for.

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.

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

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

Do you believe you can change your destiny?' he (Sajhë) said, seeking an answer. Alice found herself nodding. 'Otherwise, what's the point? If we are simply walking a path preordained, then all the experiences that make us who we are - love, grief, joy, learning, changing - would count for nothing.