The way people behave towards each other is a measure of their value as human beings.

Manners are about imagination, ultimately. They are about imagining being the other person.

One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the face of a character.

Writers and painters alike are in the business of consulting their own imaginations, and stimulating the imaginations of others. Together, and separately, they celebrate the absolute mystery of otherness.

The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning.

The way people behave towards each other is a measure of their value as human beings.

The main advantage of working at home is that you get to find out what cats really do all day.