In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues....

All the papers that matter live off their advertisements, and the advertisers exercise an indirect censorship over news.

England is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and silly.

I knew that I had a facility with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.

An illusion can become a half-truth, a mask can alter the expression of a face.

It is bound to be a failure, every book is a failure, but I do know with some clarity what kind of book I want to write.

The grace of writing is upon me.I love writing. I write daily.

The past is a shadow, so I hid in the darkness. Little did I know I had made myself the unsuspecting prey of unseen predator. For only in light can you see what is dark.

The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves or on whom she simply depends is want of courage.

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.

Have dreams/goals and never quit working toward achieving them.

But seriously, I think overall in the scheme of things winning an Emmy is not important. Let's get our priorities straight. I think we all know what's really important in life - winning an Oscar.

...My sister Doreena who never lifted a royal finger growing up because she had the heart defect that we later found out was a fly on the X-ray machine.

Omnipotence is bought with ceaseless fear.

Old men make war, young men fight and die