If you were born in Britain after World War II, you see a continuous atmosphere of decline, moral and economic and political.
“In 20 years I want to look back and see a collection of crazy characters that I made - a menagerie.”
“I discovered that in a story I could safely dream any dream, hope any hope, go anywhere I pleased any time I pleased, fight any foe, win or lose, live or die. My stories created a safe experimental learning place.”