It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, wo... - Terry Pratchett

"Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can bend space and time."

"We have been so successful in the past century at the art of living longer and staying alive that we have forgotten how to die. Too often we learn the hard way. As soon as the baby boomers pass pensionable age, their lesson will be harsher still."

"Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one."

"First draft: let it run. Turn all the knobs up to 11. Second draft: hell. Cut it down and cut it into shape. Third draft: comb its nose and blow its hair. I usually find that most of the book will have handed itself to me on that first draft."

"If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you."