A police state is a country run by criminals

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power.

Cicero most reminds me of Harold Wilson. Both men knew how to keep the show on the road.

If you spend too long trying to avoid death, you will be dead in at least one way.

[Boxer is] the ultimate tool for the serious pro' that can't afford the time and patience to mess around with lesser products.

People perish. Books are immortal.

It is perseverance, and not genius that takes a man to the top. Rome is full of unrecognized geniuses. Only perseverance enables you to move forward in the world.