Laughter always forgives.
My literary career kicked off in 1956 when, as a resident of Swansea, South Wales, I published my first novel, 'Lucky Jim.
Tremendous interest in the superficial is very characteristic of cultures in decline.
When policemen go to prison in England, they have as bad a time as a pedophile.
Addictions do come in handy sometimes: at least you have to get out of bed for them.
I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I might well write a children's book', but otherwise the idea of being conscious of who you're directing the story to is anathema to me, because, in my view, fiction is freedom and any restraints on that are intolerable.