I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

I'm for the freedom of expression, given that it will be under strict control.

Standards are always out of date. That's what makes them standards.

I've never seen the point of the sea, except where it meets the land. The shore has a point. The sea has none.

Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never.

Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall.

Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds.