I read 'Crime and Punishment' years ago and don't recall the details of it, but I do retain a strong sense of the creeping paranoia and panic.

I read 'Crime and Punishment' years ago and don't recall the details of it, but I do retain a strong sense of the creeping paranoia and panic.

The outfits come and go but there is a constant that I like about the catwalk model: the snotty expression.

The real change that paintings undergo is in the perceptions of the viewer.

It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance.

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.'

It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not worth it.