New York is a wonderful place to be up, an awful place to be down.
From Alexander McCall Smith
Oh I love gadgets and I pride myself on keeping at the cutting edge of technology.
One of the most destructive things that's happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together - which can lead to nightmares of social collapse.
It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society.
But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably haven't read them.
Botswana is actually very peaceful. It's democratic. It never was in debt. They've been fortunate, they've had diamonds.
As a writer, I have readers who will have a range of political views. I don't think they look to me for political guidance.
If you lose sight of the smaller accomplishments, you end up with an imbalance in your life.
As a writer I've learned certain lessons. One of them is to be careful about how you put a view, and to bear in mind how easily and readily you'll be misinterpreted.
I'm very interested in tea. I wouldn't mind being involved in some aspect of the tea industry.
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