I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.
“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.”
“My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.”