What a fascinating chap. I wish I could write/speak with the sort of clarity he has, even in such short comments. I realise he mentions that this clarity comes

What a fascinating chap. I wish I could write/speak with the sort of clarity he has, even in such short comments. I realise he mentions that this clarity comes from heavy editing, but he also seems to have a very clear and organised way of thinking (perhaps from all those years of sifting through law...). My favourite writer has always been Douglas Adams because he managed to combine effortlessly clear prose with comedy. I highly recommend "The Salmon of Doubt", a posthumously published collection of his short essays/articles. My favourite is about Frank the electrician, in which rants in tandem about the his tangled mess of computer wires and his electrician, who has a delightful habit of destroying newly plastered walls and cutting the power off at inopportune moments. As an example of stream of conciousness comedy writing (with an underlying, clear, message) it is peerless.