There was no really good true war book during the entire four years of the war. The only true writing that came through during the war was in poetry. One reason for this is that poets are not arrested as quickly as prose writers.

Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you've lived nearly half the time you have to live already?

The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, confident loving eyes.

Fish," he said, "I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends.

Clearly I miss Him, having been brought up in religion. But now a man must be responsible to himself.

Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks.

Ronda is the place where to go, if you are planning to travel to Spain for a honeymoon or for being with a girlfriend. The whole city and its surroundings are a romantic set. ... Nice promenades, good wine, excellent food, nothing to do.