"So I was smacked up on the Prime Minister's jet – big deal."

"The éminence cerise, the bolster behind the throne."

"There can be no more thrilling idea of intimacy than connecting with someone through the agency of the written word. …"

"I have a healthy appetite for solitude. If you don't, you have no business being a writer."

"I think of writing as a sculptural medium. You are not building things. You are removing things, chipping away at lan…"

"Wealth is a form of power in our society. With great power comes great responsibility. If you have too much wealth, i…"

"Things are only boring if you are boring."

"Campaigning at a school in Enfield in 2001, Tony Blair was caught unawares by a feisty British Asian sixth-former. Su…"

"My ex wants to divide up the contents of the former marital home by coming round, when I’m not there, putting a red d…"

"Anyway. #MeToo."