It's an old story, really: seduced and corrupted, in the end, by an obsessive love for the text.

I like the ideology of there being no such thing as perfection. I really like what that suggests. But I'm of the opinion that I have witnessed perfection at various times, especially in art.

Reading scripts is actually quite a relaxing part of the job. Strangely relaxing. This is a whole different ball game.

When I didn't have friends, I had books.

Being an author is to have a toe in the creative pool and a foot in the vat of commerce.

Snap your fingerstop the world - rain falls harder

I did things like get in a cupboard before the teacher came in at the beginning of a lesson, and then, two minutes before the end of the class, I come out of the cupboard and go, 'Sorry I'm late.'

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

If you wrap yourself in daffodils I will wrap myself in pain...

Smells, like music, hold memories. She breathed deep, and bottled it up for posterity.

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.

Forgiveness is not generally something that you find as a coin to be used by politicians.

If you want to play quicker you can start running faster, but it's the ball that decides the speed of the game.