There is an insuperable problem about introducing immigrants to British values. There are no British values. Nor are there any Serbian or Peruvian values. No nation has a monopoly on fairness and decency, justice and humanity.
Terry EagletonWorks of art cannot save us. They can simply render us more sensitive to what needs to be repaired.
Terry EagletonThe frontier between public and private shifts from time to time and culture to culture.
Terry EagletonI liked early Amis a lot, but I stopped reading him some time ago. I admire Hitchens on literary topics - I think he is very astute. McEwan, I read a bit. But I suppose it's more the ideological phenomenon that they represent together that interests me.
Terry Eagleton