Love - true love - is a precious thing. It is painful, uncomfortable, makes fools of us all, but it is what breathes meaning and color and purpose in….

What we leave behind in this life is the memory of who we were and what we did. An imprint, no more..

I read a lot of thrillers, especially American crime novels..

Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for..

Do you believe you can change your destiny?' he (Sajhë) said, seeking an answer. Alice found herself nodding. 'Otherwise, what's the point? If we are….

Usually I decide on what it is I'm writing next by the books I'm reading..

Actually, I can write anywhere - airport lounges, in bed, on a rattling train going north..

For when all else is done, on­ly words re­main. Words en­dure..

Pas a pas, se va luenh. Step by step, we make our way..

There comes always a moment when the desire to act, however ill the cause, is stronger than the wish to listen..

Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they never d….

I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history..

We are who we are, be­cause of those we choose to love and be­cause of those who love us..

There’s only one difference between published and unpublished writers, and it is this -- the first group see their work in print on the shelves of Wa….

Too often I am jealous and my jealousy leads me to say things-things-that I regret..

What we attempt to do is not without danger. What we attempt to do may not succeed. But it is right and it is just. We act for the good of all..

There's no black and no white, just shades of grey...But the small betrayals lead to bigger ones, morality is eroded..

There is no pattern the human mind can devise that does not exist already within the bounds of nature...Everything we do, see, write, notate, all are….

All prizes have a role, if they are run with integrity and with a clear focus on reading and quality writing. I don't think any of them is necessary,….

The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whate….

One cannot always marry the person one loves..