I generally wade in blind and trust to fate and instinct to see me through.

My first real breakthrough collided with the last months of Callaghan's Labour government, which had every intention of enjoying my success as much as I did.

You'll never get anything done if you walk around with an unchipped heart.

There have been times when I reread - or at least leafed through - something because I'd sent a copy to a friend, and what usually happened was that I noticed dozens and dozens of clumsy phrases I wished I could rewrite.

Close your mouth and get out of the way, because here comes Kelly Link, than whom no one is better.

Fear and I were old buddies, despite my best efforts to the contrary.

If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom.