“The process of communication with the afterlife - more of an exchange than a conversation - has always fascinated me.”

“To me, it remains incomprehensible that a people who can design the Porsche 911 and sleek, white ice trains, who created the Bauhaus and speak at least three languages at birth, want to own twee Ch...”

“The earliest maps were 'story' maps. Cartographers were artists who mingled knowledge with supposition, memory and fears. Their maps described both landscape and the events, which had taken place w...”

“The travel book is a convenient metaphor for life, with its optimistic beginning or departure, its determined striving, and its reflective conclusion. Journeys change travellers just as a good trav...”

“I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.”

“The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote.”

“The willingness to reach inside every part of yourself opens the door to total understanding. You place your entire identity on the line, not just an isolated part. This may sound daunting, but act...”

“There were days when I still put on make up in case youd come back,but I wear the same clothes and shower in the rainand eat when I can and sleep when I can,which is rare and not often,so if youd s...”

“When the others were picked up and walked home by friends or fathers or best friends sisters,I was the kid in a grey hoodie, walking with the poets, the singers, the thinkers, and I was not alone.”

“My home will never be a place, but a state of mind, which I find through my music.”