Had your forefathers, Wigglesworth, been as stupid as you are, the human race would never have succeeded in procreating itself.
Alan BennettNo mention of God. They keep Him up their sleeves for as long as they can, vicars do. They know it puts people off.
Alan BennettAuthors, she soon decided, were probably best met within the pages of their novels, and were as much creatures of the reader's imagination as the characters in their books. Nor did they seem to think one had done them a kindness by reading their writings. Rather they had done one the kindness by writing them.
Alan BennettGod doesn't do notes, either. Did Jesus Christ say, "Can I be excused the Crucifixion?" No!
Alan BennettThe best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours
Alan Bennett