Murray sounds like a blindfolded man riding a unicycle on the rim of the pit of doom, the men actually facing the danger are all so taciturn that you might as well try interviewing the cars themselves.

It's a big thing to call yourself a poet. All I can say is that I have always written poems. I don't think I'm interested in any discussion about whether I'm a good poet, a bad poet or a great poet. But I am sure, I want to write great poems. I think every poet should want that.

All intellectual tendencies are corrupted when they consort with power.

A sceptic finds Dallas absurd. A cynic thinks the public doesn't

I actually didn't like that feeling of being out of touch because what I do depends on being in touch. But it's fun to talk about. That's one of the real dangers of drugs: they're too much fun to talk about.

The rattle of plastic keys reminds me of a squadron of butterflies failing to fight their way out of a paper bag.

Snooker is just chess with balls.