Getting Older Means You Don't Have To

I Think You Often Have That Sense When You Write--that If You Can Spot Something In Yourself And Set It Down On Paper, You're Free Of It. And You're Not, Of Course; You've Just Managed To Set It Down On Paper, That's All.

No One Is More Romantic Than A Cynic. I Do Think That You Don't Become Cynical Or 'unsentimental' Unless There's A Core Of Romanticism Or Sentiment That's Had A Few Chips Nicked Into It.

I Always Say That A Successful Parent Is One Who Raises A Child So That They Can Pay For Their Own Psychoanalysis.

Reading Makes Me Feel I've Accomplished Something, Learned Something, Become A Better Person. ... Reading Is Bliss.

Let's Face It: Part Of Being A Grownup Is That Every Day You Have To Choose Between Going Out At Night Or Staying Home, And It Is One Of Life's Unhappy Truths That There Is Not Enough Time To Do Both.