Benjamin Disraeli

London is a roost for every bird.

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose.

All the books I was reading as a teenager were about individuals having adventures. So I thought that was what writers were supposed to do: to go out on the road.