There Is Always Time For Failure

Dying Is A Matter Of Slapstick And Pratfalls. The Ageing Process Is Not Gradual Or Gentle. It Rushes Up, Pushes You Over And Runs Off Laughing. No One Should Grow Old Who Isn't Ready To Appear Ridiculous.

The Shelf Life Of The Modern Hardback Writer Is Somewhere Between The Milk And The Yoghurt.

Like Childhood, Old Age Is Irresponsible, Reckless, And Foolhardy. Children And Old People Have Everything To Gain And Nothing Much To Lose. It's Middle-age Which Is Cursed By The Desperate Need To Cling To Some Finger-hold Halfway Up The Mountain, To Conform, Not To Cause Trouble, To Behave Well.

The Freedom To Make A Fortune On The Stock Exchange Has Been Made To Sound More Alluring Than Freedom Of Speech.

I Don't Believe In Children's Books. I Think After You've Read Kidnapped, Treasure Island, And Huckleberry Finn, You're Ready For Anything.