My name is Ali Yildirim. At a very young age I realised that all books are either dreams or swords. You can cut, or you can drug, with words. I was born in Cyprus and educated in England. I like to believe that having the heritage of multi-cultures and growing up in another has made me open-minded and a good citizen of the world. I have a honours degree in Law and received my Bar Vocational Diploma in 1999, becoming a barrister of England & Wales in the same year. I follow most artistic pursuits, especially the literary and the cinematical.