You know, sometimes I swear the whole universe runs on irony.

There are any number of magical creatures, mostly female, whose singing can bring about horror and death. Sirens, undines, banshees, Bananarama tribute bands...

Never go anywhere without condiments. Condiments are our friends.

The only good hero is the kind who survives to talk about merchandising.

Nothing is hidden, nothing is ever lost, nothing is ever forgotten. That's always been part of my problem.

Though I often run out of courage and good sense, stubbornness keeps me going.

Sometimes humour is all we have to say the things that can't be said.

If you don't trust anyone, they can't let you down.

Keep your mind too open, and you never know what might walk in.

Wait. You've got principles? We'll have to update your file.

What is the world coming to, when you can't even trust a rogue vicar and her demon lover?

All the quiet corners of the world are the great temples for the wise and for the wisdom!

If your government had given me a thousandth of the sum it spent to depose me, I could have won that war.

Knowledge is not power; Implementation is power

In a collaboration, each author will do 75% of the work.

When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.

An Emperor confides in national soldiers, not in mercenaries.

A man is in the right in being a man; it is the woman who is in the wrong.

The world is the closed door. It is a barrier. And at the same time it is the way through.

I think that it's not a bad thing to not be too versed in the vocabulary of cinema, because you start to think that certain things are allowed and not allowed.

One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.