I Don't Really Write Plots.

I Invented The Historical Spy Novel.

Once You Have Your Characters, They Tell You What To Write, You Don't Tell Them.

The Best Paris I Know Now Is In My Head.

My Novels Are About The European Reality, Not About Chases. You Want Chases, Get Somebody Else's Books.

Politicians Were Like Talking Dogs In A Circus: The Fact That They Existed Was Uncommonly Interesting, But No Sane Person Would Actually Believe What They Said