A controlling man, surely a mythical creature?.

I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling..

I think virgins are far more interesting to write about. If we've been around the block a few times, we know what to expect. Not so with virgins..

The best person to write for is yourself—and what better place to start than in a journal..

I'm looking forward to getting back to my house and my Ugg boots and not washing sometimes, and getting back to writing..

Language evolves and moves on. It is an organic thing. It is not stuck in an ivory tower, hung with expensive works of art..

Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up..

I came up with a story and I wrote it..

The candle flame is too hot. It flickers and dances in the over-warm breeze, a breeze that brings no respite from the heat. Soft gossamer wings flutt….

I think you can only be truly mad at someone you really love..

I cannot be with someone who takes pleasure in inflicting pain on me, someone who can't love me.

God forbid that women have fantasies..

Never trust a man who can dance..

Don't get your panties in such a twist... and give me back mine..

There's a very fine line between pleasure and pain. They are two sides of the same coin, one not existing without the other..

Men aren't really complicated. They are very simple, literal creatures. They usually mean what they say. And we spend hours trying to analyze what th….

I'm not a great writer..

So you've just slept with him, given him your virginity, a man who doesn't love you. In fact, he has odd ideas about you, wants to make you some sort….

People are talking about sex. They're talking about sex with their husbands. They're talking about sex with their girlfriends. They're talking about ….

I do not look at the world in terms of black and white - and I find people who do rather scary. I think it's all shades of grey..

It's much easier to wear your pain on the outside..