“To have been able to write the books I wanted to write, on demanding s...” — Sebastian Faulks Quote

“To have been able to write the books I wanted to write, on demanding subjects like war and the history of psychiatry, and for them to have sold in the numbers they have - and then go around saying: 'Actually, I'd also like to have won the Costa Book of the Year?' That would be ridiculous.”

“All my books are about one major idea and two or three subsidiary ones. I have thought a lot about music when constructing books, and I like the way in music that themes come back.”

“We're not really conscious of what we're doing most of the time.”

“I'm nervous performing because it's such a weird thing to do, standing on stage demanding people's attention.”

“You have to be extremely fit. It is a professional sport. We have five shows a week. In 2014, I had 220 matches; in 2015, I was on the way to a similar amount before I got hurt. It is a full-time lifestyle. It is very demanding.”

“I'm demanding to be prosecuted. I'm begging to be prosecuted for perjury.”