He'd heard that writers spent all day in their dressing gowns drinking champagne. This is, of course, absolutely true.

I staggered into a Manchester bar late one night on a tour and the waitress said "You look as if you need a Screaming Orgasm". At the time this was the last thing on my mind.

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.

The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.

Light died in the west. Night and tears took the Nation. The star of Water drifted among the clouds like a murderer softly leaving the scene of the crime.

If Not You, Who Else?