When I was 2, we moved into an imposing country mansion 8 miles west of Cardiff, Wales.

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I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a...

I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a...

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.

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

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

I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has...

I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has...

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...

I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the...

I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the...

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...

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...

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine...

I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine...

All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't...

All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...