“The motivation of all artists is 'Look at me, Mum'.”

“And Mum was all 'don't you two look grownup' which obvs means 'omg slutbags' in the language of Parent.”

“We're all here to take care of ourselves, and ourselves only. This is how I look at it: if a gunman rampaged through the flats, I'd barricade Mum and me in our place and forget about anyone else on our floor. If the gunman broke into our flat then I'm not entirely sure I'd take a bullet for Mum, or vice versa. When it comes down to it, we're all on our own. Once you realise that, life becomes simpler.”

“Mum once told Dad that vices are only vices when looked at through the frame of society.”

“If evil means to be self-motivated, to be the center of one’s own universe, to live on one’s own terms, then every artist, every thinker, every original mind, is evil.”

“The public is largely influenced by the look of a book. So are we all. It is the only artistic thing about the public.”