My father used to get me to read the newspaper to him, as if I was a radio. I would stand there and read the 'Times.

I see myself as a recovering journalist.

My feelings towards the newspapers are very affectionate.

Apparently when I went to school, I had a Glasgow accent.

One good thing about leaving daily journalism was that I was no longer obliged to read all the book prize short lists.

I am a print addict. I have an ebook and a computer but I remain hooked on print.

That's what I really wanted to do when I was 16, be in comics!

Faith is not believing in my own unshakable belief. Faith is believing an unshakable God when everything in me trembles and quakes.

Every revolution begins with one voice crying in the wilderness.

You would not call a man humane for ceasing to set mousetraps if he did so because he believed there were no mice in the house.

It's just music. It's playing clean and looking for the pretty notes.

Without that sense of security which property gives, the land would still be uncultivated.

I guess, really thinking about it, I always assumed when you missed someone , it was tangible...something real you could grab and hold on to, but it's a not-there feeling.

Attitude is the ability to reframe the experience to empower you to future victories

For me to praise is interrupting praise.

Even vegetables have feelings in our world.

The earth is enjoyed by heroes”—this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.