Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a reader.

I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in a column, sometimes in a novel, sometimes a play or sometimes in nonfiction. But at the core I always say to myself, 'Is there a story here? Is this something people want to read?'

A memoir should have some uplifting quality, inspiring or illuminating, and that's what separates a life story that can influence other people.

No one gets left behind, remember?

I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.

If you're always battling against getting older, you're always going to be unhappy, because it's going to happen anyhow.