Any woman who counts on her face is a fool.

I cannot believe homosexuality is that much fun. Heterosexuality certainly is not.

Don’t romanticise your ‘vocation’. You can either write good sentences or you can’t. There is no ‘writer’s lifestyle’. All that matters is what you leave on the page.

The belief that consciousness extends beyond death is surely to put more belief in the permanence of self, not less. That seems to me a comfort that you're allowing yourself.

Rarely does one see a squirrel tremble.

An essential part of power is the freedom not to think too deeply

Don't confuse honours with achievement.