I've been having an affair, but I still believe in family values.

Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.

The writer learns to write, in the last resort, only by writing. He must get words onto paper even if he is dissatisfied with them.

The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and liked to inspire fear.

Global warming, like Marxism, is a political theory of actions, demanding compliance with its rules.

The writer learns to write, in the last resort, only by writing. He must get words onto paper even if he is dissatisfied with them. A young writer must cross many psychological barriers to acquire confidence in his capacity to produce good work-especially his first full-length book-and he cannot do this by staring at a piece of blank paper, searching for the perfect sentence.

John Major is what he is: a man from nowhere, going nowhere, heading for a well-merited obscurity as fast as his mediocre talents can carry him.