To be brave, by definition, one has first to be afraid.
Suicide leaves everyone feeling guilty.
Orwell has always been a huge influence on me.
My greatest regret as a writer is that I've never been able to include as many jokes as I'd like.
One cannot see any world leader who has got a grip on the financial markets these days. They're too big, too fast. I think that's quite scary.
It is perseverance, and not genius that takes a man to the top. Rome is full of unrecognized geniuses. Only perseverance enables you to move forward in the world.