The English seem to think drinking wine is like committing adultery, something you do rarely and abroad.

Use your power gently.

The English seem to think drinking wine is like committing adultery, something you do rarely and abroad.

My study is a converted garage which is largely lined with bookshelves and cardboard boxes filled with manuscripts of my film scripts, plays and books.

There is this notion that the lives of the comfortable-off middle class don't merit being treated seriously and with compassion.

When I began to write seriously, 40 years ago now, my chosen form was the novel.

Today begins my walk with you. Where you go, I go. Where you stay, I stay. When you sleep, I will sleep. When you rise, I will rise. I will pass my days within the sound of your voice, and my nights within the reach of your hand. And none shall come between us. - Manth Vow