One of the difficult things of so much travelling is to say goodbye.

I've never particularly liked travelling with large groups or being told where to go by somebody else. I prefer to find out for myself.

I will die, but not retire.

I saw novelists as being admirable people and I thought... I thought... maybe, one day, I could be one of them.

I remember queuing around the block in Sheffield when I was growing up. At that time, going to the cinema was really something special - there was something about the style of the real thing that is immeasurable nicer than multiplexes.

I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is.

You can't get a suit of armour and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead.