My books and other works are my legacy, and it's a great comfort to know that mine is a legacy of pleasure for other people.

I escaped the torture of my childhood home by reading. To this day it is still one of my greatest pleasures.

My books and other works are my legacy, and it's a great comfort to know that mine is a legacy of pleasure for other people.

Perfection, in anything, is unbearably dull. Myself, I prefer a touch of imperfection.

We're working-class people, which means we don't get rich or have maids. Be content with what you are and what you have.

There is no doubt that it is more difficult to read and more difficult to write but I still manage.

..the best is only bought at the cost of great pain...or so says the legend