Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.

What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.

Why do I live in the desert? Because the desert is the *locus Dei*.

The axiom of conditioned repetition, like the binomial theorem, is nothing but a piece of insolence.

A true conservative must necessarily be a conservationist.

A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger.

I hate intellectual discussion. When I hear the words 'phenomenology' or 'structuralism', I reach for my buck knife.