What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining.

Passion in a dromedary doesn't go so deep; a camel when it's mating never sobs itself to sleep.

There are bad times just around the corner, There are dark clouds travelling through the sky, And it's no good whining, About a silver lining, For we know from experience they won't roll by...

I want a horse and plough, Chickens too, Just one cow, With a wistful moo.

My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough.

Your motivation is your pay packet on Friday. Now get on with it.

Let's drink to the spirit of gallantry and courage that made a strange Heaven out of unbelievable Hell, and let's drink to the hope that one day this country of ours, which we love so much, will find dignity and greatness and peace again.