"The writer doesn’t push story into us, he withholds information in order that we draw his story out of ourselves."

“Stories are the architects of the human mind.”

“On summer evenings, before bathtime, my dad used to pick me up by the ankles and swing me round and round! Then one arm and one leg! Like an aeroplane - Wheeeee! We trashed that bathroom.”

“In the distinctly human sense of our existence, people are made of language.”

“A writer who denies the need for structure in his work is like a squash player who claims his brilliance removes the need for a wall.”

“The criminal clearly wasn't expecting to find me there. He looked back at me with an expression of sheer balaclava written all over his face.”

“Failure in any given subject is the first qualification towards becoming a teacher.”