We Write To Know We Are Not

I Am As I Am. The World Is As It Is. Whether I Am Content With That Has Very Little To Do With It.

God Creates Us Free, Free To Be Selfish, But He Adds A Mechanism That Will Penetrate Our Selfishness And Wake Us Up To The Presence Of Others In This World, And That Mechanism Is Called Suffering.

Here I Am Going To Say Something Which May Come As A Bit Of A Shock. God Doesn't Necessarily Want Us To Be Happy. He Wants Us To Be Lovable. Worthy Of Love. Able To Be Loved By Him. We Don't Start Off Being All That Lovable, If We're Honest. What Makes People Hard To Love? Isn't It What Is Commonly Called Selfishness? Selfish People Are Hard To Love Because So Little Love Comes Out Of Them.

When I Began To Write Seriously, 40 Years Ago Now, My Chosen Form Was The Novel.

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.