We Write To Know We

When I Began To Write Seriously, 40 Years Ago Now, My Chosen Form Was The Novel.

I Pray Because I Can't Help Myself. I Pray Because I'm Helpless. I Pray Because The Need Flows Out Of Me All The Time- Waking And Sleeping. It Doesn't Change God- It Changes Me.

To Put It Another Way, Pain Is God's Megaphone To Rouse A Deaf World. Why Must It Be Pain? Why Can't He Rouse Us More Gently, With Violins Or Laughter? Because The Dream From Which We Must Be Wakened, Is The Dream That All Is Well.

My Study Is A Converted Garage Which Is Largely Lined With Bookshelves And Cardboard Boxes Filled With Manuscripts Of My Film Scripts, Plays And Books.

Self-sufficiency Is The Enemy Of Salvation. If You Are Self-sufficient, You Have No Need Of God. If You Have No Need Of God, You Do Not Seek Him. If You Do Not Seek Him, You Will Not Find Him.