It’s ironic that those who lack self-confidence are often the ones who find it hardest to say no.

Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people.

What I am interested in, what I write and care about, exists in the slow lane, somewhere between hand-ploughed fields and a pint of real ale.

Eyesight can be so blinding. We need to look beyond the face of things.

There’s no such thing as writer’s block, so long as you’ve had plenty of time to think about what you want to write.

The process of creation begins way before one starts writing.

I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up.

Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing.

A consultant: someone brought in to build a one-handled wheelbarrow.

Sentiments, as I have found, can be harvested from places where our memories are fondest.

If we have faith, then we can see the beauty around us. If we don’t then we are just blind followers, not knowing why we are on the path.

Time is wasted on the young and experience is wasted on the old.

My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature.

I hate losing more than I like winning

I love clothes. No brands want to dress me.

Assent - and you are sane - Demur - and you're straightaway dangerous - and handled with a chain.

I don't believe in sharing my money. If I go out and work my nuts off and make some money, I don't feel that I should have to share it with my community.

In high school, I read 'Silas Marner' and I was very attracted to this character - he was very rundown and he'd just stop, and things would happen around him.

I don't think any woman wants to be known for being beautiful or busty. I think you want to be known for who you are.

A journey takes time. And the lessons we learn best, they come from the journey, not the destination.

I have not earned the right to be called the young Sinatra, but give me time.