Fame is the thirst of youth.

Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming, and look brighter when we come.

The 'good old times' - all times when old are good.

The best prophet of the future is the past.

Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.

I've been present at birth, and death is just as present and in equal balance. And I've been present at death, and birth is just as present, again in equal balance.

Anorexia taught me to love life and to realise that starving yourself to death is a bloody waste of time. It's awful, and it hurts so many people around you. It's a terribly selfish thing to do.