We're all entitled to our superstitions.

I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly.

I do no writing while I'm in Belgrade visiting my grandma.

For me it was a lot harder to come to terms with the death of my grandfather than it was to come to terms with what's happened to the former Yugoslavia.

The best fiction stays with you and changes you.

My grandfather and I were very close.

A family has its own rituals and its own superstitions.

Come on, is your heart a sponge or a fist?

My mother always says that fear and pain are immediate, and that, when they're gone we're left with the concept, but not the true memory.

I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.

I think the mythology of death really ran away with me when I was very young.

Fletcher was always going to be your ex-boyfriend, from the moment you met him. He's just finally caught up with where he's supposed to be.

Good music always defeats bad luck.

Remember, every failure makes you stronger and wiser.

"What is love?"; "The total absence of fear," said the Master; "What is it we fear?"; "Love," said the Master.

Taking sides cannot bring peace and balance.

By harmony all phenomena are formed and sustained. There is a scientific statement to the effect that this earth is a vast harmonic wave system that is built and sustained by unheard music.

I wasn't really raised to be the type of person to have doubts.

Too many people are going for self and not trying to help their communities.

It's judgement day. I'm nervous. My films are finally being released!

If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing.