I would advise budding writers some other kind of job, unless they think they're very, very lucky.

Whatever you choose, your choice will mean there are two new worlds. And perhaps sometimes, on the edge of sleep, we will see the shadow of the other world. There will be no unhappy memories.

Few things are hidden from a quiet child with good eyesight.

Soon to come in licorice, orange, cinnamon, and banana, but not strawberry, because I hate strawberries.

Joy is to fun what the deep sea is to a puddle. It’s a feeling inside that can hardly be contained.

Building a temple didn't mean you believed in gods, it just meant you believed in architecture.

The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.