People who get on at school are the ones who play by the rules, and no one's going to get far in later life playing by the system.
Max HastingsYou cannot write down how people are good; you just know it, and cannot get away from it.
Max HastingsWhen I am fishing, I think quite a lot about the fish, but I also think about the book I'm writing.
Max HastingsWe're taking part in a divine comedy and we should realise that the play is always a comedy, in that we're all ultimately ridiculous.
Max Hastings