"I never plan my novels because if I know what is going to happen, it bores me rigid. I let the story tell itself."
"I've always suffered from being labelled a horror writer - just because I didn't go to university, just because I still talk in my natural voice, just because I'm not as articulate as Martin Amis."
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"For me, a good friend is someone you might only see once or twice a year but each time it feels as though you've just seen them last week."
"Drip, drip, the rain comes falling, Rain in the woods, rain on the sea; Even the little waves, beaten, come crawling As if to find shelter here with me."
"Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians."
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"To be haunted is to glimpse a truth that might best be hidden."