Religions in general have to rediscover their roots. In Hinduism and the Koran, animals are described as equals. If you walk into a cathedral and look at the decorations of early Christianity, there are vines, animals, creatures and birds thriving all over the stonework.

Publishing a book is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea. Some bottles drown, some come safe to land, where the notes are read and then possibly cherished, or else misinterpreted, or else understood all too well by those who hate the message. You never know who your readers might be.

The bell that measures time is ringing

My brother and I were both teenage writers, and he was, I have to say, better than I was, but he went into science, and I went into writing.

Short forms are returning online. Interactivity is coming back; it was always there in oral storytelling. Each form has its pluses and its minuses.

The future of the codex book, with pages and so forth? A platform for transmitting narratives. There are others.

I myself have 12 hats and each one represents a different personality. Why just be yourself.