There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about African development by a wealthy Irish rock star in a cowboy hat, but I can't think of one at the moment.

The measure of civilized behavior is compassion.

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.

You can't write about a friend, you can only write about a former friend.

Mark Twain was a great traveler and he wrote three or four great travel books. I wouldn't say that I'm a travel novelist but rather a novelist who travels - and who uses travel as a background for finding stories of places.

You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude.

An island is a fixed and finite piece of geography, and usually the whole place has been carved up and claimed.