We're full of electricity, and the walls and floor of a building contain carbon - the same makeup as a video tape - and I think we give off a huge amount of energy. Some people are able to see that and pick that up. I think almost every person I've met in my life has had some sort of experience that they can't explain, and those fascinate me.

I get asked to read new works a lot, in the hope that I will give a quotation and I will only give a 'puff' for a book I truly love.

The biggest qualification to be a good police officer is to have a high degree of emotional intelligence.

I like dogs. Dogs don't judge people.

Brighton is a beautiful seaside city, but it's got a dark underbelly.

Police do get obsessed with solving crimes. You know, particularly if there's been a murder, it becomes personal for the police officer very quickly, and it gets to the family. Even after they've retired, they carry on, not letting go.

Most good police officers are very open-minded. The bad ones are the ones who are close-minded.