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

"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."

"I have C-PTSD. I wonder why? His "compassionate writings" on mental illness make me want to throw up."