“I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by Americ...” — Anne Rice Quote

“I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no doubt about that.”

“And books, they offer one hope -- that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that universe, one is saved.”

“Memnoch the Devil happen to be my favorite of all The Vampire Chronicles.”

“I really think that women should be allowed to be more European, in this country.”

“I now have Youth Olympic, Olympic and European Games titles, which is a dream. I didn't fight that well and just scraped through a lot of the fights, but winning is a relief, and it's more points towards the Rio Olympics, which takes a bit of pressure off me.”

“I'm a proud Londoner, a Brit, European, of Pakistani heritage, a Muslim - we all have multiple layers of identity - that's what makes us who we are.”