"There are some things that are real, that you can see, that you can observe, like the moon, and grass and things. But for ideas to become real, they have to be played on your senses."

"I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it's consummated, the tension's over."

"To deny women directors, as I suspect is happening in the States, is to deny the feminine vision."

"It's a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long relationship with characters."

"It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are one. In the morning, when they commit their discovery to paper, when others read it written there, it looks wholly ridiculous."

"I'm reading a book, because I'm brainy. No, it is a book - if you don't know, it is like a blog except bigger."

"The military is a very cool world to write about. I went down to Ft. Benning, Ga., for military training, and I learned a lot about soldiers and officers and why they joined up and what their life has been like."

"When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints."