I erased the thought from my mind, but I couldn't undo the fact that I'd had the thought in the first place.

My novels are high concept. I guess big ideas interest me more than, say, the minutiae of domestic life.

But I quite like the way you can talk about science without necessarily using mathematics, but using metaphors instead.

Honesty and authenticity are a big deal for me.

Most people would look at an animal in a cage and instinctively feel that it should be set free. . . . It's a dangerous world out there, filled with predators. . . . What would you prefer? A comfortable, safe, warm, cosy life in a cage, or an uncertain life of freedom.

Living for ever would be like marrying yourself, with no possibility of a divorce.

In real life nothing means anything. Stuff happens and there just is no structure.