I kind of like that thing of you being caught up. You think you can judge someone, and before you know it, you've been swayed by them, and actually you want more of them.

Death is a fickle hen, and random are her eggs.

Write what makes you laugh not what you think will make someone else laugh.

The only shared reality we have is things we have seen on television.

There's something inherently comic about the fact that politicians make things worse by worrying too much about something.

The busier you are, the less time you have to make decisions.

I always think you've just got to move on. If you keep wallowing in the thing that you've done for a while you get a bit stale.

Listening to classical music is a journey not a state; it's an activity not a meditation.

As a gut thing, my next project is always the complete opposite of the thing I've just done. So if I've spent a lot of time doing film, I might then do some radio.

I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go.

Any president's second term ends up being quite messy. It never goes quite according to plan.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves and wiser people so full of doubt.

I’m not familiar with this word you were repeating before…‘cojones’, was it?”I blushed as Dominick patted me on the back. “Way to introduce him to the vernacular, Palta.

I keep on dreaming, but to find freedom, one must first search inwards.

Don't let the circle you keep drive your life around in circles.

I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.

Giving is living. If you stop wanting to give, there's nothing more to live for.

This is a particular thing, you know, catholic stories of martyrs who had their head removed and then continued to be miraculous in the last moments of their life.

I support any means to make real connections so long as that it does lead really quickly to real connections. It's the long-term online friendships and relationships that start to get a little hairy.

If I've got a talent, it's for picking the right song at the right time for the right audience. And I can always seem to get people to sing with me.

Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.