But science perhaps is very difficult without faith. Also there is no simple way of saying now we have science, we don't need faith anymore.

The British audience was very important to me. I have always looked away from American to non-American audiences and so this was important.

I don't finish every story, but I probably write and send out three out of five of them.

Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret.

Why in God's name should a God be praised if he is only performing his Godly function?

A lot of us don't want to be quite that serious about world problems. Our life is there to enjoy, not to be an eternal dissident, eternally unhappy with how things are and with the state of mankind.

Originality is a concept possible only to a limited viewpoint.