There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.

I would infinitely prefer a daughter.

I grew up in a house that was in a constant state of mourning.

I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep.

William Blake really is important, my cornerstone. Nobody ever told me before he did that childhood was such a damned serious business.

I think there is something barbaric in children, and it's missing in lots of books for them because we don't like to think of it. We want them to be happy [but] childhood is a very tough time.

I think that if in your heart, you are seeking out a real puzzle, and you're not looking to frighten anybody, you're not looking to upset anybody, and you're looking to discuss a subject that you yourself went through when you were nine - you just don't remember the difficulties of one's own childhood.