I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.

Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books

There is no right language or wrong language any more than there are right or wrong clothes.

As children everyone thinks their family is weird and they're upset by the weirdness of their own family.

Perhaps the greatest definition I think of character and quality is people who when they're truly great rather than making you feel that tall they make you feel that tall, that they're greatness as it were improves you.

Part of life is learning what to be ashamed of and what to be proud of.