You can always, and easily, give somebody the gift of hope and faith, even in the midst of despair.

We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless.

Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives.

I never write about CIA conspiracies or the FBI or mafia or anything like that because I just dont understand that world. But I think I do understand individual human harmfulness.

Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people look incredibly bright, as if they are probably off to win a Nobel prize.

I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isnt happening.

But we'll stumble on, she and I, into our messy future. And we'll have each other.

Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attention.

No one has been buried at Mill Road Cemetery in Cambridge, England, for many years, and so the place has a shady, overgrown magic about it.

I thought to myself, 'No matter what happens from now on, even if my heart ends up in pieces, this makes it all worth it, this moment.

If you only have one world, one life, then however brilliant it is most of the time, you have nowhere to run when you need to escape from it for a while.

You become mature when you become the authority of your own life.

May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home.

All the life will not have any value if you never felt beloved.

-Before leaving my room i turn, and (stooping through the morning) kiss this pillow, dear where our heads lived and were.

I wonder how Jon Stewart is doing right now. I just ... I hope he's happy.

Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it is the only way to live life completely.

We are not in a position to criticize anyone. The existence of enemies means for us that our friendliness has not been sufficient enough.

Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary.

Dessert doesn't count if you eat under an assumed identity.

The young Japanese, especially, love to wear the latest thing and when they come to London they head for my shops as part of what they want to find in Britain.