Black bears rarely attack. But here's the thing. Sometimes they do. All bears are agile, cunning and immensely strong, and they are always hungry. If they want to kill you and eat you, they can, and pretty much whenever they want. That doesn't happen often, but - and here is the absolutely salient point - once would be enough.

I have long known that it is part of God's plan for me to spend a little time with each of the most stupid people on earth.

The English invented cricket to make other human endeavors look interesting.

Human beings would split the atom and invent television, nylon, and instant coffee before they could figure out the age of their own planet.

It is unthinkable to have a British countryside that doesn't have actual functioning farmers riding tractors, cows in fields, things like that.

Anyone who has read my books will know that I don't tend to use guides when I am travelling. It's not a pride thing, but it is certainly a fact.

There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age.