What A Heap Of Ash

History Is What We Bring To It, Not Just The Events Themselves, But How We Interpret Those Events.

In A Generation Or Two, Or Maybe Sooner, Young Golfers Of True Sporting Instinct Will Wonder Why All This Handling Of The Ball Is Necessary. It Will Seem To Them That The Game Is Not As Good As It Might Be.

In A Way I'm Almost More Rueful About The Notion Of Having A Non-ideological Labour Party Than I Am About The Personality Of Tony Blair.

Of All Human Activities, Writing Is The One For Which It Is Easiest To Find Excuses Not To Begin – The Desk’s Too Big, The Desk’s Too Small, There’s Too Much Noise, There’s Too Much Quiet, It’s Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Early, Too Late. I Had Learned Over The Years To Ignore Them All, And Simply To Start.

Don't Try To Write Too Much In A Single Session. One Thousand Words A Day Is Quite Enough. Stop After About Four Or Five Hours.