For Me, As I Suspect For Most

If You Spend Too Long Trying To Avoid Death, You Will Be Dead In At Least One Way.

Egyptologists, Skilled In Piecing Together The Papyri Of Lost Civilisations, Suddenly Discovered That The Same Talent Could Be Applied To Working Out The Pattern Of German Radio Traffic.

I've Always Just Wanted To Earn My Living By Writing. The Best Thing Is To Go Into My Study In The Morning And Stay There And Put Words Together.

First Comes An Idea. Then, Characters Begin To Evolve Out Of The Landscape Of That Idea. And Then, Finally, Characters Dominate: Plot Is Simply A Function Of What These People Might Do Or Be. Everything Has To Flow From Their Personalities; Otherwise It Will Not Be Emotionally Engaging, Or Plausible.

I Was A Political Journalist; I Came To Writing Novels Through An Interest In Politics And Power.