I Love The Sea As Much As

Usually Halfway Through A Book I Have A Serious Depression, So I Go On Safari On My Ranch In South Africa, Or Fishing Off My Island In The Seychelles. When I Come Back And Re-read It, I Think: 'what Was All That About, Smith? It's Fine, Just Get On With It.'

What I Like About Writing Is The Sense Of Godlike Power It Gives You.

They Do Say That Socialism Is The Ideal Philosophy-just As Long As You Have Capitalists To Pay For It.

Sometimes It Is Best For Men Not To Attempt To Interfere With Destiny. Our Prayers Can Be Answered In Ways Which We Do Not Expect And Do Not Welcome.

A Man Follows The Path Laid Out For Him. He Does His Duty To God And His King. He Does What He Must Do, Not What Pleases Him. God's Truth, Boy, What Kind Of World Would This Be If Every Man Did What Pleased Him Alone? Who Would Plough The Fields And Reap The Harvest, If Every Man Had The Right To Say, 'i Don't Want To Do That.' In This World There Is A Place For Every Man, But Every Man Must Know His Place.