The Queen's intelligence network is a hell of a lot better than anyone's in this palace. Bar none. She knows everything. I don't know how she does it. And she sees everything.

We're not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It gets too vicious.

We've had American TV shows in Britain for years and that hasn't affected our culture at all.

In the U.K., we have the best geography teachers in the world!

It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of a head of state in human form.

Today is reality. Yesterday is history.

I've always been told I was extremely well-behaved as a kid.

I could have worse tags than 'Airmiles Andy' - although I don't know what they are.

I'm in a privileged position and I'm going to do my utmost to use that privileged position on behalf of the U.K., its citizens, its businesses and people.

She is incredibly fit, but we remind staff that she's not just the monarch, but our mother.

There is something about going to sea. A little bit of discipline, self-discipline and humility are required.

The earth had two childrenA son named Adamand a daughter

My dad was a [Theodor] Roosevelt Democrat.

Really, I'm pretty laid-back, always cracking jokes.

I'm lucky, I guess. I only really need five or so hours of sleep.

I use my fiction to explore my own unconscious issues. I usually don't even know what's going on with me until I'm writing. That doesn't mean my books are autobiographical.

Secrets. I can't take then with me. If I do, when I go, when I arrive at my final destination, I'll be . . . impure.

Nobody is smart enough to be wrong all the time.

It would probably be too easy a cop out to say that just Republican males hate me. Though there's a large swath of them, for sure.

If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.

The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex.