I hated myself for needing him at such times, for craving his strength whenever I felt upset.

Everyone’s gone mad, typing to themselves all day long like mindless robots.

Experience is a valuable thing. It enables us to recognize mistakes when we repeat them.

God help anyone who messes with the Virals!

My first book was the most successful debut novel in the UK ever and every one of my books has reached number one in the UK. Clearly the British know brilliance when they see it.

My line of work makes you aware of the fragility of life. You can get up in the morning, eat your cornflakes, blow-dry your hair, go to work and end up dead.

I do interviews and signings and readings and all of these people just hang off my every word. And then I go home and have dinner with my family and nobody lets me get a word in.