The rules!" shouted Ralph, "you're breaking the rules!" "Who cares?

Latin, as we all know, ultimately broke down into Spanish, Italian, French, and so on. One wonders whether there will be an imperial parallel with English breaking down into, shall we say, North American, European, Australian, and so on. On the other hand, there is this immense, inward-driving influence of radio and television that is bringing us all back together. One could say it's a fight between the two: a fight between regionalism and the standardization through communication.

This is our island. It's a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we'll have fun.

Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against this as a method, but it is not what English writers do.

I'm not a critic so much of my own writing. People must make up their own minds over that.

They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling unable to communicate.

I suppose I'd have to say that my favourite author is Homer. After Homer's Ilaid, I'd name The Odyssey, and then I'd mention a number of plays of Euripides.