If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.

Rock n' roll was a kid when I was a kid.

We crave permission openly to become our secret selves.

I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women.

When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a writer, I find I need that to explain the world I'm writing about.

Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there's just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up.

Something was badly amiss with the spiritual life of the planet...Too many demons inside people claiming to believe in God.