I Was Always Influenced By Language.

Writing Children's Books Gives A Writer A Very Strong Sense Of Narrative Drive.

The Human Longing For Story Is So Powerful, So Primitive, That It Seems Like Something Not Learned, But Locked Into Our Genes.

Reread, Rewrite, Reread, Rewrite. If It Still Doesn’t Work, Throw It Away.

If The Garden Of Eden Really Exists It Does So Moment By Moment, Fragmented And Tough, Cropping Up Like A Fan Of Buddleia High Up In The Gutter Of A Deserted Warehouse, Or In A Heap Of Frozen Cabbages Becoming Luminous In The Reflected Light Of Roadside Snow.

I Would Like People To Come Into My Dreamworld And Then Choose To Stay.