I Like Reading History, And Actually Most

We’re All Good When It Suits Us, He Used To Say: That Doesn’t Count. It’s When You Want So Badly To Do Something Wrong—when You’re About To Make A Fortune From A Dishonest Deal, Or Kiss The Lovely Lips Of Your Neighbor’s Wife, Or Tell A Lie To Get Yourself Out Of Terrible Trouble—that’s When You Need The Rules. Your Integrity Is Like A Sword, He Would Say: You Shouldn’t Wave It Until You’re About To Put It To The Test.

I Like To Create Imaginary Characters And Events Around A Real Historical Situation. I Want Readers To Feel: Ok, This Probably Didn't Happen, But It Might Have.

I Might Not Be A Good Socialist, Any More Than I'm A Good Christian, But I Am One.

It Was An Odd Thing To Do, To Stand In A Street In The Hope Of Seeing Someone Who Hardly Knew Him, But He Did Not Want To Move.

Thrillers Have Been Traditionally Very Masculine Books; The Women Characters Often Rather Decorative.