“My parents split up, and a lot of things going on in the outside world...” — Mariella Frostrup Quote

“My parents split up, and a lot of things going on in the outside world made me want to immerse myself in an alternative world.”

“It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair.”

“I love physical books, can't bear to throw them away, and am drowning under the weight of my collection, but I do a lot of my work reading now on my iPad.”

“I'm sorry to say I'm very lizard-like. My skin is dry, so covering my face in greasy antioxidants is a better alternative.”

“The presumption that an extant mode is efficient if the expected net gain is negative can nevertheless be rebutted by showing that the obstacles to implementing an otherwise superior feasible alternative are 'unfair.'”

“Undoubtedly, a democratic state without an alternative is a danger to democracy itself.”