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.

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

Chatterers are a menace.

Sixty per cent of people entering prison today are illiterate.

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

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.

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