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

It's possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it's probably wiser to get out, if only to preserve your sanity.

Childhood is the one prison from which there's no escape, the one sentence from which there's no appeal. We all serve our time.

Generosity is a virtue for individuals, not governments. When governments are generous it is with other people’s money, other people’s safety, other people’s future.

It shows considerable wisdom to know what you want in life and then to direct all your energies towards getting it.

All fiction is largely autobiographical and much autobiography is, of course, fiction.

You never forget the people who were kind to you in childhood, do you, sir?