I went to China for a brief working visit, and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me.

Catholicism has the clerical equivalent to a nut allergy - even a small exposure to change, and the whole thing will go into anaphylactic shock.

I think it's important never to look yourself up on Wikipedia. I think the temptation to correct any interesting factual errors would be too much.

I'm more pompous and self-assured and determined that if - you know - if the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.

I have learnt that I am incapable of packing the right amount of clothing, probably because I start 10 minutes before I'm supposed to leave, and that I truly hate airports.

Jim Henson was an absolute genius.

I went to China for a brief working visit, and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me.