Above literature?' said the Queen. 'Who is above literature? You might as well say one was above humanity.
Alan BennettI think the writer's quite low down in the hierarchy really. But the fact that they took the piss out of Nicholas [Hynter] who, besides being the director, is also director of the National Theatre is, I'd have thought, slightly more risky.
Alan BennettHistory is a commentary on the various and continuing incapabilities of men. What is history? History is women following behind with the bucket.
Alan Bennett