I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me.

You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is to write, not to think.

I find if I just sit down and think, a solution presents itself.

When he reached the New World, Cortés burned his ships. As a result his crew was well-motivated.

Ever since the introduction of psychoanalysis there have been too many terms to excuse behavior and phrases that can be [used] to explain everything.

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious.

I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak French, so there was little chance of us getting involved in any boring conversations - that's why we got married really quickly.