When I vacate this sack of old bones I won't care what you do with it. Bury or burn it but don't make much fuss.

I think one of the most poignant things is unrequited love and loneliness.

Cape Town's beaches are superb and while the water on the Atlantic side is damn cold, it's very pleasant on the other side. Bring your golf clubs if you play - Cape Town has some fabulous golf courses.

I have never had too much trouble for creative ideas to spring up in my mind.

Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the reader's mind.

History is a river that never ends. Today is history, and I am here at the fountainhead.

Every time one of my books sells a million copies in paperback, Pan Macmillan gives me a gold statuette of Pan. I have about 20 of them.