A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself

[DUBLIN - Not everyone was thrilled by the decision last month to give the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most influential literary award, to] The Sea ... Never Let Me Go.

Once - many, many years ago - I thought I made a wrong decision. Of course, it turned out that I had been right all along. But I was wrong to have thought that I was wrong.

Certainly he's determined to prove a point. He went through a bit of frustration at the decision from down south. But he's at peace with that now and sometimes a new challenge is just what a player needs.

One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.

We are disappointed with the decision. We are currently considering the 88-page judgment and whether we appeal.