I didn't know dirty words could be done that artfully.

If there's one thing I can't bear, it's when hundreds of old men come creeping in through the window in the middle of the night and throw all manner of garbage over me. I can't bear that.

I am very interested in the Universe - I am specialising in the Universe and all that surrounds it.

Everything I've ever told you, including this, is a lie.

Life is a matter of passing the time enjoyably. There may be other things in life, but I've been too busy passing my time enjoyably to think very deeply about them.

You realize that suicide's a criminal offense. In less enlightened times they'd have hung you for it.

I've always been after the trappings of great luxury. But all I've got hold of are the trappings of great poverty. I've got hold of the wrong load of trappings, and a rotten load they are too, ones I could have very well done without.