One last song. One last turn. One last street. no matter how hard you try to keep hold of a day, it's going to leave you

Maybe this is what alone really is — finding out how tiny your world is, and not knowing how to get anywhere else.

I think it's healthy for couples to be away from each other for short periods.

You want to do work that is remembered, you want to be a part of something that's remembered.

In our day, you can mock religion in public and even get funds for doing it. But you can't show respect for religion in public - or you risk being hauled into court.

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.

I don't think I'm always right, but I would like to empower people to come to sound conclusions using a systematic way of looking at things.

I like to believe that my best hits border on felonious assault.

Knowledge enormous makes a god of me.

What a terrible thing it would be to be the Pope! What unthinkable responsibilities to fall on your shoulders at an advanced age! No privacy. No seclusion. No sin.

I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back.

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.