Patrick Kavanagh

Young writers should keep out of pubs and remember that the cliche way of the artistic life is a lie.

A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.

What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true.

Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you've done about as much as you can to influence your aging process.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.