I Grew Up In Rhodesia

A Man Follows The Path Laid Out For Him. He Does His Duty To God And His King. He Does What He Must Do, Not What Pleases Him. God's Truth, Boy, What Kind Of World Would This Be If Every Man Did What Pleased Him Alone? Who Would Plough The Fields And Reap The Harvest, If Every Man Had The Right To Say, 'i Don't Want To Do That.' In This World There Is A Place For Every Man, But Every Man Must Know His Place.

People Don't Really Know Themselves Until They're 30. Like Most People Nowadays, I Went To University, Got A Degree And Wandered For A Bit. I Trained To Be A Chartered Accountant, Which I Didn't Much Enjoy, And It Was Only Slowly That The Idea Of Becoming A Creative Writer Gelled.

All My Characters Have Got A Big Slice Of Me In Them. A Big Piece Of Me, Because It's My Dialogue And This Is The Way I Think And Talk.

I Want To Be Seen As A Good Storyteller. I'm A Manipulator As Well.

When I Vacate This Sack Of Old Bones I Won't Care What You Do With It. Bury Or Burn It But Don't Make Much Fuss.