It Was Difficult Being A Conscientious Objector

I Mean, If A Thing Works, If A Thing Is Right, Respect That, Acknowledge It, Respect It And Hold To It.

I Know Little Of Women. But I've Heard Dread Tales.

Beckett Had An Unerring Light On Things, Which I Much Appreciated.

I Never Think Of Myself As Wise. I Think Of Myself As Possessing A Critical Intelligence Which I Intend To Allow To Operate.

A Writer's Life Is A Highly Vulnerable, Almost Naked Activity. We Don't Have To Weep About That. The Writer Makes His Choice And Is Stuck With It. But It Is True To Say That You Are Open To All The Winds, Some Of Them Icy Indeed. You Are Out On Your Own, Out On A Limb. You Find No Shelter, No Protection - Unless You Lie - In Which Case Of Course You Have Constructed Your Own Protection And, It Could Be Argued, Become A Politician.