His Pear-shaped Head, I Could Now See,

Almost 70 Years Have Gone By, And I've Still Got That Feeling When I Write... Writing, For Me, Is Still It. It Has Always Been The Basis Of Everything I Do. I'm A Writer Who Performs, Not A Performer Who Writes. I Love The Act Of Writing. It's Still A Thrill For Me.

You Can Never Get A Woman To Sit Down And Listen To A Drum Solo.

In Between The Queen And The First Lady, Nancy Reagan, Sat Tony Richardson, Looking Very Calm. Later On It Emerged That This Was Because, Having Not Been Apprised Of The Placement Until He Was About To Sit Down, He Had Died Of Fright. To Have Expired Was To Be Fortunate.

John Mcenroe Has Hair Like Badly Turned Broccoli.

The Great Thing About Living Until You Get A Bit Older If You Are A Writer, And Especially A Poet, Is That You Have More Life To Reflect On. And I Think That If I Am Better Now - And I Think That I Am Probably Better Than I Was - Is Because That I Simply Have More To Think About, More To Get Under Control, More To Understand.