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It is often useful, if an enemy happens to see you, to pretend that you have not seen him. Or it may sometimes be useful to pretend that you have other men with you. I did this once in the Boer War when, having crept up a donga to look at a Boer fort, I was seen by the enemy, and they came out to capture me.

I can't see as well as I used to. Which is actually convenient because everything I see is in extremely soft focus! I think that's God's little gift to me.

I've often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us, unless it's inside a frame.

One of the things your unconscious mind does for you - and it's a great gift - is it gives you extra courage to view the outer world and it does that by giving you an extra-special view of yourself.

It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract.

Since I've written many of my books from a less-than-sympathetic viewpoint, I think that being able to see things from all sides is a useful talent.

I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.

All these gadgets, the phone and the computer, they expose the inside of your brain in a way that's bad.

I really believe that, as human beings, we have an innate need to explore, to see what's around the corner.

And I also see how this body influences external images: it gives back movement to them.