“I'd studied 16th century science and magic. I thought it was strange that people were interested in the same kinds of things my research was about. The more I thought about it, the more intriguing it became and pretty soon I was writing a novel about a reluctant witch and a 1500-year-old vampire.”

“Mick Jagger and I just really liked each other a lot. We talked all night. We had the same views on nuclear disarmament.”