I do not say think as I think, but think in my way. Fear no shadows, least of all in that great spectre of personal unhappiness which binds half the world to orthodoxy.

The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect.

I think it's great when stories are dark and strange and weirdly personal.

The results of political changes are hardly ever those which their friends hope or their foes fear.

I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.

I think all writers are armchair psychologists to some degree or another, and I think a character's sexuality is fascinating. It's a great way to really get at the root of their identity, because it's such a personal thing.