‘Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with it is a toy then an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then it becomes a tyrant and, in the last stage, just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public.’

‘The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.’

‘Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.’

Winston Churchill