Keith Knight puts down his binoculars and gets out his reading glasses to suggest some Christmas books

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Martin Pipe

Damon Runyon, that most quotable of writers when it comes to the dry word on racing or more appropriately gambling, said “I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6/5 against”. He also advised “you can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge”.
Runyon is best known perhaps as a writer of racy short stories, depicting life in the underworld of New York, with his collection Guys and Doll attributed i...