"Anthony Clare and I were planning to write a book together about happiness, but then he died. (There is quite a lot of death in the pages that follow, but don't let it get you down. As Shakespeare reminds us: All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.') This book includes all that I learnt from Anthony Clare and what I have discovered since. And what are my credentials? They don't amount to much. I am a former European Monopoly Champion and the founder of the National Scrabble Championships. I have been interested in 'fun' and the importance of play and playfulness for a long time. I am a former chairman and now vice-president of the National Playing Fields Association—which is how I came to meet the Duke of Edinburgh. (There is a word of advice from him in here, too.) Play, sport and recreation contribute to happiness, for sure."
— The 7 Secrets of Happiness: A Reluctant Optimist's Journey by Gyles Brandreth
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