I have a feeling,’ he said, ‘I have a feeling that we were meant to be together. That we have fought the good fight, side by side, in the past or in the future, I do not know. I am a rational man, but I have learned the value of a good companion, and from the moment I clapped eyes on you, I knew I trusted you as well as I do myself. Yes, I want you with me.

You have to finish things - that's what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.

I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies.

If you can't eat it, drink it, smoke it, or snort it... then f*ck it!

I am remarkably likeable. Few people have ever been as likeable as I am. There is, frankly, no end to my likeability. People gather together in public assemblies to discuss how much they like me. I have several awards, and a small medal from a small country in South America which pays tribute both to how much I am liked and my general all around wonderfulness. I don't have it on me, of course. I keep my medals in my sock drawer.

You get on with your own life. Lettie gave it to you. You just have to grow up and try and be worth it.

I started writing when I was about 20, 21 maybe.