text:  And I love Ian McEwan, actually. He's a wonderful writer, and the way he explores those kind of complicated ethical issues is one of his strengths, and I think is also important in the way we think about science. Riley, what about you? I mean, it's hard to edit something that was said so perfectly, but I was going to mention Deborah's book, The Poisoner's Handbook, which was a huge inspiration for me as I was beginning to write some of my books as well. Blush, blush.