I'm usually in the middle of everything, but I wasn't in the middle this time, ... It feels great. I'm looking forward to the trip, as soon as I get over the shock.

There's nothing wrong with procrastination. Or is there? I'll leave it to you to decide, but only if you have the time.

People think of waves as going in an orderly crash - whoosh - crash - whoosh, but in fact there are lots of different crashes and whooshes, all at different stages, and all going off at the same time.

I have twice met Jeffrey Archer, and on both occasions was struck by the firmness of his handshake - and the way he looked me straight in the eye, too.

Personally, I belong to the speedy school of golf. If it were left up to me, I would introduce a new rule that said every golf ball has to stay in motion from the moment it leaves the tee to the moment it plops into the hole, thus obliging each player to run along after his ball and give it another whack before it stops rolling.

A decent beard has long been the number one must-have fashion item for any fugitive from justice.