It is probably no exaggeration to say that she is Britain's preeminent living novelist.

If you were a prosecutor, there probably would be a responsibility to disclose this. The defense has no obligation in reverse. No one (on the stand) has a duty to disclose more than the questions require.

For the other guys, this is probably torture right now. But for me, I'm just anxious to be out here and do what I've got to do.

I tend to admire dead people more than the living. All too often, human reality diminishes the glowing reputation.

This isn't coincidence, there's no such thing

Never exaggerate. It is a matter of great importance to forego superlatives, in part to avoid offending the truth, and in part to avoid cheapening your judgment. Exaggeration wastes distinction and testifies to the paucity of your understanding and taste. Praise excites anticipation and stimulates desire. Afterwards when value does not measure up to price, disappointment turns against the fraud and takes revenge by cheapening both the appraised and the appraise. For this reason let the prudent go slowly, and err in understatement rather than overstatement. The extraordinary of every kind is always rare, wherefore temper your estimate.