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

When you commit a serious doping offence you are not eligible for lottery funding.

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.

My work is known by too few people for me to be remembered as a writer - that is, beyond those dedicated souls (bless them) who have followed the oeuvre through its various stages. To be realistic, when they and the last of my friends have died, I doubt I shall be remembered at all.

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

The older I get, the more I seek to use a plain prose style, concentrating more on story.

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.