And I did wonder - because it's now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come a time when I would forget it, or it would be in the past as anything else might be - no, it's there every day of my life.

But the thing I felt most strongly about, and put at the end of one of the prison diaries, was education.

Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and you are a pauper.

Chatterers are a menace.

We all make mistakes but one has to move on.

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

Are parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves?