Screenplays I Didn't Really Care About, Journalism,

There Comes A Point When You Can More Or Less Count The Number Of Books You're Going To Write Before You Die.

What Is The Point Of Worrying Oneself Too Much About What One Could Or Could Not Have Done To Control The Course One's Life Took? Surely It Is Enough That The Likes Of You And I At Least Try To Make Our Small Contribution Count For Something True And Worthy. And If Some Of Us Are Prepared To Sacrifice Much In Life In Order To Pursue Such Aspirations, Surely That In Itself, Whatever The Outcome, Cause For Pride And Contentment.

When You Become A Parent, Or A Teacher, You Turn Into A Manager Of This Whole System. You Become The Person Controlling The Bubble Of Innocence Around A Child, Regulating It.

Now Naturally, Like Many Of Us, I Have A Reluctance To Change Too Much Of The Old Ways.

As A Writer, I'm More Interested In What People Tell Themselves Happened Rather Than What Actually Happened.