I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the Western Desert of Libya, in Greece, in Syria, in Iraq and in Egypt.

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Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you...

Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you...

Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned...

Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned...

Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible...

Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible...

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He...

The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He...

Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.

Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior...

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior...

The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours...

The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours...

Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while...

Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while...

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he...

A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he...

Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he...

Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he...

Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country...

Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country...

I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and...

I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and...

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is...

Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is...

When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would...

When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would...

An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is...

An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is...

Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?

Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?

The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an...

The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an...