Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way.

When starting to think about any novel, part of the motive is: I'm going to show them, this time.

I'll pour you the first one and after that, if you don't have one, it's your own f****** fault. You know where it is.

Cats are only human, they have their faults.

A German wine label is one of the things life's too short for, a daunting testimony to that peculiar nation's love of detail and organization.

Hangover cure: Rigorous sex, hydration, hot bath, then "go up for half an hour in an open aeroplane. (needless to say, with a non-hungover person at the controls)."

Death has this much to be said for it: You don't have to get out of bed for it. Wherever you happen to be They bring it to you—free.