“I was sitting out by my tennis court one day, and I looked up at my ho...” — Demond Wilson Quote

“I was sitting out by my tennis court one day, and I looked up at my house, and it looked like a prison. All these things I had, they were such a burden. They were hanging on me like a yoke. My personal life was falling apart for no particular reason.”

“You see, to me all races of people are fascinating.”

“I could play with a chicken. 'Demond Wilson and Chicken' and it would be a hit.”

“The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.”

“I'm a fantasy writer, called a fantasy writer. But there's very little, apart from one or two basic concepts in 'I Shall Wear Midnight,' which are in fact fantasy. You have sticks that fly, but they're practical broomsticks, with a bloody great strap that you can hold on to so you don't fall off. And you try not to use them too often.”