It's not for me to share the meanings of others. I am only in charge of my own.

- Paul Cornell

John Smith: Mankind doesn't need warfare and bloodshed to prove itself. Everyday life can provide honour and valour. Let's hope that from now on this…

- Paul Cornell

He'd actually done it! He leaned back into the microphone and whispered to the now silent cave: 'Come to the Cabaret!

- Paul Cornell

John: I'm experiencing an odd sensation. I think it might be patriotism. Spitfire: Steady. Too much of that can damage your health.

- Paul Cornell

To get to Earth from the edge of the solar system, depending on the time of year and the position of the planets, you need to pass through at least P…

- Paul Cornell

Rumpty!" he muttered, which was very rude if you were one of the few people in the universe who understood what it meant.

- Paul Cornell

But the Fear (that sensation that all writers get of how the hell do words get from my puny little brain to into a book, and isn't magic somehow invo…

- Paul Cornell

Distance is always helpful, and the fact that I'm a U.S. politics junkie helps a lot.

- Paul Cornell

I don't think [Russell T Davies] sits up at night worrying about canonicity, except for the times when I'm pretty sure he does.

- Paul Cornell