People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. They believe, and then they do not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure things, and do not trust the conjuration. People populate the darkness; with ghost, with gods, with electrons, with tales. People imagine, and people believe; and it is that rock solid belief, that makes things happen.

Give me boredom. At least I know where I'm going to eat and sleep tonight.

I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful.

And I would try and walk far enough away that people would not assume I was with him.

Writing imaginative tales for the young is like sending coals to Newcastle. For coals.

I loved writing a book in which, in some ways, it's very, very classical, and in some ways I'm breaking lots of rules about what you can do and what you can't do.

I'd love to think that people in the future would gather in theatres, at conventions, and in darkened rooms, and read it out to each other.