Madeleine L'Engle

When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.

It is the ability to choose which makes us human.

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches.