Until you see the cross as that which is done _by_ you, you will never appreciate that it is done _for_ you.

If I had the luxury of working as a full time writer, I think you would see novels appearing on a much more regular, and frequent, basis.

It's basically a home-rule issue. I think the governing authority that appoints people as assessors certainly has reasons for doing it. ... And it certainly ought to be the board of assessors' right to say who is best qualified to serve as an appraiser.

These days - with the decline of the traditional churches - I'm concerned about where we obtain some form of moral direction.

I always thought it better to allow myself to doubt before I decided, than to expose myself to the misery, after I had decided, of doubting whether I had decided rightly and justly.

You look out on the driving range and it looks like snow, but it isn't, it's covered in golf balls.

I have a backlog of novels which I would love to be working on and would be working on if I were not obliged to hold down a full time job.