People have to do what they want to do.
I'm vulgar, I'm a populist. But isn't that what the mayor should be?
It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing their skills, and at least a day attempting to reach the summit. And then, having achieved their goal, they spend just a few moments enjoying the experience, along with one or two equally certifiable companions who have little in common other than wanting to do it all again, but a little higher.
Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.
I have discovered with advancing years that few things are entirely black or white, but more often different shades of grey.
While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story.
Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and you are a pauper.
A little sex on TV never hurt anyone. . . unless you fall off!
I enjoy the opportunity to use swear symbols. The reader reads into them something worse than what you normally would have. They work as this outburst of incoherent anger. I've found ways to write around swearing that are much more effective, rather than going for what someone really would say.
I would close down all those teenage magazines that encourage young girls to diet. Who says that to be pretty you have to be thin? Some people look better thin and some don't. There is almost a standard being created where only thin is acceptable. The influence of those magazines on girls as young as 13 is horrific.
I live a sensible life. You know, I don't take on too much.