Robert Frost

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

Channel 4 are a great bunch of people to work with and the crew are lovely. Working at ITV was like being in the court of Caligula.

As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don't think that's my style.

Deep down, there is in the substance of the cosmos a primordial disposition, sui generis, for self-arrangement and self-involution.