I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted.

I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.

A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles ... it takes your mind off the cost of living.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

I think weddings are sadder than funerals, because they remind you of your own wedding. You can't be reminded of your own funeral because it hasn't happened. But weddings always make me cry.

There's no one, no one, loves you like yourself.