The Natural Impulse Of Men Is To

The True Currency Of Life Is Time, Not Money, And We've All Got A Limited Stock Of That.

A Police State Is A Country Run By Criminals

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.

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

In A Way I'm Almost More Rueful About The Notion Of Having A Non-ideological Labour Party Than I Am About The Personality Of Tony Blair.