Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer.

To him, money was like the toy bank notes in Monopoly: he wanted it, not for what it could buy, but because it was needed to play the game

We were young and had the arrogance of youth, nevertheless when you look at the issues we fought over, I think by and large we were right.

Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.

Books and school are great for learning but there is no substitute for life and living to provide a real education.

The digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio.