Novel Writing Should Never Be Confused With

Cynicism Is What Passes For Insight Among The Mediocre.

I Believe That Poverty Is Often The Result Of Inappropriate Behavior - Out-of-wedlock Births, Dropping Out Of School, Crime And Drugs - Which Should Not Be Rewarded. But Often It Isn't, And Common Decency Requires That We Take Care Of The Least Of These.

We Should Never Go To War Unless We Have Been Attacked Or Are Under Direct, Immediate Threat Of Attack. Never. And Never Again.

Dictating To Dictators Doesn't Work; They Are Congenitally Delusional About Their Own Indispensability.

I'm In Favour Of Politicians Having Extra-marital Relationships. Oh Yeah. It Makes Them More Understanding Of The Flaws That The Rest Of Us Have.