A work of art is a corner of creation seen through a temperament.

I will love you always, because you will always be worthy of love.

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.

Independence is the only way Scotland can realise its full political and cultural potential in the 21st century.

I like to race, not to do laps alone.

Tonight, I've finally learned to tell fantasy from reality. And, knowing the difference, I choose fantasy.

The day you catch an idea you fall in love with, even a small one, is a beautiful day.

Happiness based on reasons is actually another form of misery.

No artist will tolerate the world for one second as it is.

I'm a failed poet. Reading poetry helps me to see the world differently, and I try to infuse my prose with figurative language, which goes against the trend in fiction.

We aren't going to have peace on Earth until we recognize the basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality.