he might die for her, but living for her would be quite different.

'1984' is not a wonder tale. Not only could it happen, but it has happened, but under different names.

At the very least we want a witness. We can't stand the idea of our own voices falling silent finally, like a radio running down.

Younger people have greatest fears. Why is that? Because they don't know the plot. They don't know their own individual plot... they don't know what's going to happen to them.

Thy only authentic ending is the one provided here: John and Mary die, John and Mary die, John and Mary die.

I'm interested in the Gothic novel because it's very much a woman's form. Why is there such a wide readership for books that essentially say, 'Your husband is trying to kill you'?

An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness.