Quite frankly, I think political correctness is the worst form of censorship. You're not allowed to speak your mind unless you're black, or unless you're a terrorist, or unless you're an Arab or a minority people. Then you can say what you like. But if you are like a lot of us you are not supposed to say certain things.

They do say that socialism is the ideal philosophy-just as long as you have capitalists to pay for it.

I shot my first lion at the age of 14 when a pride threatened my father's livestock while he was away on holiday.

It's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.

What I like about writing is the sense of godlike power it gives you.

Herbert, my father, was born in Britain but went out to Africa in his teens to join his father and built up an 18,000-acre ranch in what was then Northern Rhodesia, providing work for the locals. He was my hero when I was a boy.

The really disturbing thing about Somalia is that in a country where there are few economic opportunities, pirates are perceived as glamorous and are held in awe by young boys who aspire to their lifestyle.