I am not man or beast; I am bibliosexual, and a seedy bibliosexual who haunts the streets, laden with carrier bags held by blistered fingers, stooping under the weight of the rucksack that has brought on sciatica and a Dickensian demeanour.

I thought I better warn you that I am not one of those politically correct comedians, but it turns out that also I'm not really that racist, homophobic or woman hating either, so you might not notice

The worst, the most difficult thing I think is that the more you become intrigued by science and the information is out there, the more you are aware of the paucity of your own knowledge.

We as human beings like to be cocksure and certain.

I have spent a reasonable percentage of my life in libraries - I like the hush.

They gave 12 monkeys a typewriter for a week, and after a week, they only used it as a bathroom.

Once you start looking at the world rationally, it becomes much more exciting.