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As A Londoner I Was Able To See How The World Of Power And Money Cast Its Shadow On Those Who Failed.

I Think Biography Can Be More Personal Than Fiction, And Certainly Can Be More Expressive.

I Wanted To Be A Poet When I Was 20; I Had No Interest In Fiction Or Biography And Precious Little Interest In History, But Those Three Elements In My Life Have Become The Most Important.

The Ordinary Routines Of Life Are Never Chronicled By The Historian, But They Make Up Almost The Whole Of Experience.

The Best Years Are When You Know What You're Doing.