I didn't move. I've learned from years of experience that dogs and falcons and ladies come back to you if you stay where you are.

It's those little daily incidents of life that are dramatic, and if you put a frame around it , suddenly they become much bigger and much more important than you ever imagined.

You know I don’t listen to market gossip,” she began, “but it is hard not to hear it when my daughter’s name is mentioned.

Although I always said that I wanted to be a writer from childhood, I hadn't actually done much about it until I came to London.

Normally book ideas come to me in a moment.

Over his shoulder I saw a star fall. It was me.

The sign of a masterpiece: A painting when there's a lack of resolution.