Not only had he lost the only girl he'd ever loved, he'd lost her in duplicate, like some heartbroken but highly efficient civil servant.

New technology is useful, but it's inefficient and ugly; it knows it'll be obsolete by lunchtime tomorrow, so it has no incentive to be anything else

Luck, like a Russian car, generally only works if you push it.

American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.

Love is an optical illusion that makes you believe the object of your affection is the most beautiful person in the world.

I don't read the Sunday papers; or the dailies, either

Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.