"It is typical of Oxford," I said, "to start the new year in autumn."
If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be
Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
No one is ever holy without suffering.
If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop its being brought in from outside.