I Think That Whenever A Nation Feels

The Financial World Is At The Cutting Edge Of High Technology.

People Perish. Books Are Immortal.

Of All Human Activities, Writing Is The One For Which It Is Easiest To Find Excuses Not To Begin – The Desk’s Too Big, The Desk’s Too Small, There’s Too Much Noise, There’s Too Much Quiet, It’s Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Early, Too Late. I Had Learned Over The Years To Ignore Them All, And Simply To Start.

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

For Me, As I Suspect For Most People, There Comes A Point Where You Have Enough. If You've Got £20 Million, Why Keep Going Until You've Got £100 Million Or £1,000 Million? Does Anyone Need Another Vast Yacht Or Private Jet Or A House Full Of Gold?