For me,the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out-the writing down of it I always find hard.But I love finishing it,then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.

We have bodies coming home and coffins covered in flags, not just in the UK but world-wide.

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers

I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.

He never reckoned much to schooling and that. He said you could learn most what was worth knowing from keeping your eyes and ears peeled. Best way of learning, he always said, was doing.

Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.

That's what this war is all about, my friend. It's about which of us is the crazier.And clearly you British have an advantage.You were crazy beforehand.