There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best.

You have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer.

My father was in the First World War.

I am interested only in stretching myself, on living as fully as I can.

All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.

I think kids ought to travel. I think it's very good to carry kids around. It's good for them. Of course it's tough on the parents.

I didn't go to school much, so I taught myself what I knew from reading.