I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

No time like the present

I think when you've lost an election by 179, there's going to be a period of time after eighteen years in government when you can't do anything right, and people just kick you for the sake of it, will never admit they voted Conservative.

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

I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison.

What I have found is that real friends stand by you.

The discipline required for athletics carried through to writing. You call it obsession. I call it discipline. By the way, I see nothing wrong with that.