The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

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If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no...

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no...

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no...

If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no...

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

The great menace to the life of an industry is industrial self-complacency.

The great menace to the life of an industry is industrial self-complacency.

Night comes to the desert all at once, as if someone turned off the light.

Night comes to the desert all at once, as if someone turned off the light.

Boxing is about being hit rather more than it is about hitting, just as it...

Boxing is about being hit rather more than it is about hitting, just as it...

When people say there is too much violence in [my books], what they are saying...

When people say there is too much violence in [my books], what they are saying...

Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics...

Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics...

When poets write about food it is usually celebratory. Food as the thing-in-itself, but also...

When poets write about food it is usually celebratory. Food as the thing-in-itself, but also...

What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.

What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me.

When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying...

When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying...

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck.

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck.

The great menace to the life of an industry is industrial self-complacency.

The great menace to the life of an industry is industrial self-complacency.

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for...

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for...

To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to...

To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to...

In love there are two things; bodies and words

In love there are two things; bodies and words

We may remark in passing that to be blind and beloved may, in this world...

We may remark in passing that to be blind and beloved may, in this world...

Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once sisters are grown,...

Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once sisters are grown,...

The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing...

The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing...

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts

Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts