Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing. Those who lack humour are without judgment and should be trusted with nothing.

A traditional fixture at Wimbledon is the way the BBC TV commentary box fills up with British players eliminated in the early rounds.

It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are.

Philosophers are divided on the question of whether the narrative therein unfolded [the Crossman Diaries] is grippingly boring or boringly gripping.

As a work of art, it reminds me of a long conversation between two drunks

I've got life for a subject because as life starts to drain away, you start seeing very clearly what life is, for the first time.

One of the virtues of the NHS... it doesn't worry you about money at the moment when you're least capable of doing anything about it.