I Think Trying To Be Cool Is

My Advice To Anyone Adapting A Novel Is That Once They've Read It And Learnt To Understand It, Then They Must Throw It Away And Never Look At It Again!

I Resent The Creation Of A World In Which Beauty Is A Reminder Of What We're Losing Rather Than A Celebration Of What We Have.

I Don't Know What People Who I've Never Met Think About Me. Some Have Written Horrible Things, Some Have Written Nice Things - But I'm Proud Of The Fact I've Remained Close To Everyone I've Ever Worked With.

The Germans Are A Cruel Race. Their Operas Last For Six Hours And They Have No Word For Fluffy.

I Loved Writing 'two Brothers' More Than Anything Else I Have Written. It's The First Book I've Written That I've Always Known I Wanted To Write. Having Said That, It Also Kept Me Awake At Nights.