It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend you remember.

Apart from the known and the unknown, what else is there?

All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage.

When you lead a life of scholarship you can't be bothered with the humorous realities, you know, tits, that kind of thing.

The weasel under the cocktail cabinet.

There are some things one remembers even though they may never have happened.