Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.

Whenever you analyse anyone who has had any success and they're in the headlines, you will find they are human and make mistakes. I'm certainly that and I've made a lot of mistakes.

When I was three, I wanted to be four. When I was four, I wanted to be prime minister.

If you make a deal with a fool, don't be surprised when they act foolishly.

Chatterers are a menace.

I'm not taking any interest in politics. I'm not involved in politics in any way. My life is in writing now.

I have discovered with advancing years that few things are entirely black or white, but more often different shades of grey.