"A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it from going to sleep."

"We are living in an age when the word ‘blasphemy’ has become a weapon."

"The world is a chaotic place, and the job of the writer is to bring some order to it, even if it's just a temporary order."

"Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a new world war."

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."