Storytelling Has A Narcotic Power.

In A Generation Or Two, Or Maybe Sooner, Young Golfers Of True Sporting Instinct Will Wonder Why All This Handling Of The Ball Is Necessary. It Will Seem To Them That The Game Is Not As Good As It Might Be.

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

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.

Cicero Smiled At Us. 'the Art Of Life Is To Deal With Problems As They Arise, Rather Than Destory One's Spirit By Worrying About Them Too Far In Advance. Especially Tonight.

It Implies A Slight Failure As A Writer That You Are Reduced To Being A Ghostwriter For The Money.