Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.

I know the place. It is true. Everything we do Corrects the space Between death and me And you.

I never think of myself as wise. I think of myself as possessing a critical intelligence which I intend to allow to operate.

I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.

I was brought up in the War. I was an adolescent in the Second World War. And I did witness in London a great deal of the Blitz.

There are places in my heart...where no living soul...has...or can ever...trespass.

The more acute the experience, the less articulate its expression.