Storytelling Has A Narcotic Power.

Politics Is Never A Victory, It's Just The Remorseless Grinding Forward Of Events.

I Think It's Very, Very Hard Not To Go Slightly Crazy If You're In The Top In Politics, Especially If You're There For A Long Time.

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.

Does A Name Stick Because It Suits A Man Or Does The Man, Unconsciously, Evolve Into His Name?

You Can't Ever Win The War On Crime, Or The War On Terror. You Can't Repeal Human Nature.