The donkey rustlers

Though I was blown away by Swallows and Amazons, I’ve only twice set foot on a sailing dinghy. And though I read and re-read Gerald Durrell’s The Donkey Rustlers, I’ve not actually (yet) masterminded any acts of asinine terrorism. It’s hard to tell exactly how reading as a child influenced me, but I know I would be a different person if I hadn’t always had my nose in a book while growing up.

-- Hakim Cassimally