Don't just plan to write - write. It is only by writing, not dreaming about it, that we develop our own style.

Daniel supposed he had a secret life. Most people did; it was hardly possible to live without one.

Early this morning, 1 January 2021, three minutes after midnight, the last human being to be born on earth was killed in a pub brawl in a suburb of Buenos Aires, aged twenty-five years, two months and twelve days.

I thought of inviting you to my other club but you know how it is. Lunching there is a useful way of reminding people that you're still alive, but the members will come up and congratulate you on the fact.

I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism, and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war against fascism.

There are few couples as unhappy as those who are too proud to admit their unhappiness.

Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up.