Ray Bradbury

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.

If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder.

We have too many cellphones. We've got too many internets. We have got to get rid of those machines. We have too many machines now.

I don't really go out that much, if I'm honest. I'm quite a recluse. If I had my way, I'd probably be at home most of the time with a book and a cup of tea or glass of wine.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.

I don't write constantly; it's two serials and a novel a year.