Samantha Harvey

Socrates, after all, could be an intensely annoying man, all the time questioning passers-by until they became exasperated.

It's quite difficult to write about female friendship without it seeming to be a very niche subject. It's a difficult balance.

I made a decision when I started writing 'All is Song' to take the compliments I had for 'The Wilderness' and try to be confident and not overwhelmed by it.

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not.

The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.