I was wrong, however, to suppose that Sellers thought the world revolved around him. He thought the cosmos did too, and history, and the fates... Like every egomaniac, he behaved as if everybody else spent their day being as interested in him as he was.
Clive JamesI love reading about the sea. I love reading about it a lot more than actually being on the sea, when you think about it.
Clive JamesI try to be specific. One thought at a time. Clear. Articulate. And above all, memorable, if you can be. You'd like to write phrases that people can't forget as soon as they read them.
Clive JamesLittle books are the things to write at my age, I've decided. Avoid the big ones, go for the little ones.
Clive James