I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights.
Harold PinterI mean, if a thing works, if a thing is right, respect that, acknowledge it, respect it and hold to it.
Harold PinterI don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right.
Harold Pinter