I became a poet at the age of sixteen. I did not intend to do it. It was not my fault.

So much better to travel than to arrive.

When demons are required someone will always be found to supply the part, and whether you step forward or are pushed is all the same in the end.

for me the novel is a social vehicle, it reflects society.

Blank pages inspire me with terror.

The true story is vicious and multiple and untrue after all. Why do you need it? Don’t ever ask for the true story.

We have to rethink our whole energy approach, which is hard to do because we're so dependent on oil, not just for fuel but also plastic. If plastic vanished, there would be total chaos. We have to think quite carefully about using oil, and its derivatives, because it's not going to be around forever.