“I think, like any artist or any writer, I just want to have that pure ...” — Jhumpa Lahiri Quote

“I think, like any artist or any writer, I just want to have that pure freedom of expression and of thought - the freedom to explore and move in unexpected ways.”

“Many of the novelists I admire never left their hometown. Look at Flannery O'Connor. So many of the great Russians never left Russia. Shakespeare never left England. The list goes on.”

“I've never had Internet access. Actually, I have looked at things on other people's computers as a bystander. A few times in my life I've opened email accounts, twice actually, but it's something I don't want in my life right now.”

“I wanted to use the hippo to get people out of their homes, away from the Internet and the TV, and to explore London with a new perspective.”

“Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them.”

“Music is there for us to explore. To intentionally limit yourself to one, two, or three genres is limitation at its worst. Music is huge; it's a gigantic history lesson, and if you are true music fan or a musician, you should explore it. It's all right there in front of us.”