I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.

People look for patterns in everything. It's what keeps us sane, I suppose. I struggle to see any patterns in my life. I think I can understand depression a bit because of my sister. My own feelings of ... I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is.

Now, what sort of person would write a scene where a young man stumbles upon a castle full only of beautiful young women? Answer: ME!

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

Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life

All I ask of food is that it doesn't harm me.

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