He Often Wondered Whether It Were Possible

Friendship Is Probably The Most Common Form Of Love.

I'm Aware Of What You've Done For Me, And I'm Not Ungrateful. I Appreciate That You Actually Showed Yourself To Be Greater Than Your Prejudices And Have Given Me A Chance Here. But I Don't Want You For My Lover, And You're Not My Father.

Your Job Description As A Journalist Is To Question And Scrutinize Critically-neve R To Repeat Claims Uncritically, No Matter How Highly Placed The Sources In The Bureaucracy. Don't Ever Forget That. You're A Damn Good Writer, But That Talent Is Completely Worthless If You Forget Your Job Description.

Take "no" As An Encouragement To Redouble His Efforts, So It Was Easier To Say "yes" Right Away.

I'm A Fast Writer, And Crime Novels Are Easy To Do. It's Much Harder To Write A 1,000 Word Article, Where Everything Has To Be 100 Per Cent Correct.