I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.

By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity

Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress

I sing my life. It’s like I’m having group therapy 350 days a year, and the people who come to the show get that, and they’re there for that – whether it’s to be lifted up, or to be lifted out, or just entertained or inspired, or to feel not so alone.