Storytelling Has A Narcotic Power.

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

One Cannot See Any World Leader Who Has Got A Grip On The Financial Markets These Days. They're Too Big, Too Fast. I Think That's Quite Scary.

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?

You Can't Make Sense Of The Present Unless A Part Of You Lives In The Past.

I've Always Just Wanted To Earn My Living By Writing. The Best Thing Is To Go Into My Study In The Morning And Stay There And Put Words Together.