One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.

The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.

Don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?

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

The invasion of Iraq was a bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism, demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international law.

It's so easy for propaganda to work, and dissent to be mocked.

Clinton's hands remain incredibly clean, don't they, and Tony Blair's smile remains as wide as ever. I view these guises with profound contempt.