I Put My Soul Into

At The Age Of 12 I Won The School Prize For Best English Essay. The Prize Was A Copy Of Somerset Maugham's 'introduction To Modern English And American Literature.' To This Day I Keep It On The Shelf Between My Collection Of Forester's Works And The Little Urn That Contains My Mother's Ashes.

I Love The Sea As Much As I Love The Veldt Of Africa.

Failure Makes Success So Much Sweeter, And Allows You To Thumb Your Nose At The Crowds.

People Don't Really Know Themselves Until They're 30. Like Most People Nowadays, I Went To University, Got A Degree And Wandered For A Bit. I Trained To Be A Chartered Accountant, Which I Didn't Much Enjoy, And It Was Only Slowly That The Idea Of Becoming A Creative Writer Gelled.

It's A Strange Paradox That A Man Gifted With Too Many Talents Can Fritter Them All Away Without Developing A Single One To Its Full.