I don't understand why women get upset when you compare them to one of the monkeys from Planet of the Apes, even one of the heroic ones, like Dr. Zera.

Life is short. It's God's fault. Sorry.

I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere.

It's not nice going into the supermarket and the woman at the till is thinking: 'Dodgy keeper'.

Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.

The stars above Italian clubs' badges shows you how many times they have won the Gazetta.

Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.