Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul.

It might go down better than appearing as a giant reptile encased in a ball of fire and forcing yourself on her.' 'WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BRING THAT UP?

I frightened myself. I became the ghost Piper was so scared of.

If you have the patience to wait and watch, history will reshape truth (weakest of all forces, and weightless) in the image of opinion. What really happened will cease to matter and, eventually, cease to exist.

The imagination can be dangerous. It can change the world. And that is why we write.

I don't get nearly enough credit in life for the things I manage not to say.

My daughter is a fantastic travelling companion - she's totally organised, whereas I'm hopeless.