“There seemed to be no one in a position of power, from the Vatican to Wall Street, from Parliament to Scotland Yard to Fleet Street, who could think of anything better to do than abuse it....”

“The measure of a work of art is how much art it has in it, not how much relevance. Relevant to whom? Relevant to what? Nothing is more ephemeral than a hot topic.”

“If anything should take place behind closed doors, it was cruelty and betrayal.”

“An image flashed across her mind of two rams flinging their heads against each other on a rocky mountainside. What did the girl rams do? Faint with pleasure? Clap their cloven hooves? Lean against ...”

“The measure of a work of art is how much art it has in it, not how much ‘relevance’. Relevant to whom? Relevant to what? Nothing is more ephemeral than a hot topic.”

“Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.”

“Im a little bit of a plot junkie. I like stakes in my books. Sometimes storytelling gets a bit of a bad rap. Plots easy or theres a higher art we are all aspiring to. Yes, first and foremost we are...”

“See my blog at crossedeyesanddottedtees.wordpress.com for more of my writing.”

“If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!”

“You can write nothing of value unless you give yourself wholly to the the theme -- and when you so give yourself -- you lose appetite ans sleep -- it cannot be helped --”

“If you're a writer, the answer to everything is yes.”