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

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

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

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

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

I'll tell you what I really think about politicians. The other night I watched some politicians on television talking about Vietnam. I wanted very much to burst through the screen with a flame thrower and burn their eyes out and their balls off and then inquire from them how they would assess the action from a political point of view.

The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word.