Dick Francis

“I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slight chance.”

“I am very competitive and I hate to lose. I am a very bad loser.”

“The secret of my success is that I have always been a hard worker.”

“I don't get writers' block, because I don't believe in it. I believe you sit down and you write.”

“A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man.”

“I've always thought that if you're not going to be a champion, you're just wasting your time.”

“I wrote a novel because I had a yen to do it. I believe this is the strongest reason for writing. I wanted to see if I could do it.”

“I think jockeys are the bravest people.”

“You don't have to be a jockey to write about horses, but it helps.”

“I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.”

“I start a book with a character, and then I build a plot around him.”

“I enjoy the research as much as the writing.”

“The best thing about being a jockey is that you are your own boss.”

“I am often asked at what point in my career I started thinking about writing. The answer is never.”

“I always wanted to be a Six-Gun Hero.”