David Storey — British Novelist born on July 13, 1933,

David Rhames Storey is an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league player... (wikipedia)

The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.
Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well too.
I don't enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people's amusement. I enjoy it if I'm being paid a lot for it.