"There are some things that we can't do anything about, and there are some things that we can."

"I'm not a writer, I'm a storyteller."

"Perhaps it's a good thing that I'm such a rotten driver."

"The trouble with the Americans is that they expect everyone to be nice and kind and gentle and loving, and when they're not, they get terribly upset."

"I love the smell of books, and the feel of them. I love the texture of the paper, the way the pages crinkle, and the sound they make when you turn them."