As I look back on my life, I see it as one long obstacle course with myself as the main obstacle.

As I was saying before I was interrupted ... I believe the last thing I said was 'There must be a better way to make a living than this.' Well, I've looked - and there isn't.

Son of Lady Chatterley's Lover had obvious commercial advantages (as a title for this book), but it impugned the marital status of my parents, something that enough critics were already doing.

She should get a divorce and settle down.

We were ensconced as guests of the exclusive Beverly Hilton Hotel, an edifice so swank that the fire ax in the hall outside our suite said: "In case of fire-break crystal."

Looking back, my life so far seems like one long obstacle race, with me as its chief obstacle.

As I look back on my life, I see it as one long obstacle course with myself as the main obstacle.