Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.

Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony.

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal.

Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without.

If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure.

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them.

Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo.

We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude.

Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?

When we constantly ask for miracles, we're unraveling the fabric of the world. A world of continuous miracles would not be a world, it would be a cartoon.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

To write is your last resort when you've betrayed someone.

Law always chooses sides on the basis of enforcement power. Morality and legal niceties have little to do with it when the real question is: Who has the clout?

I'm not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.

The business model of racing is not a pretty one.

This train of thought was heading straight for Pity City, and she wanted to get off.

French women love bread and would never consider a life without carbs.

I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.

As the government is, such will be the man.

Did you hear charming Karren Brady this morning complaining about sexism? Do me a favour, love.